Project ID: 63520

China Donates Medical Equipment for Avian Influenza Virus

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

North Korea

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2005-01-01

Actual start

2006-05-01

Actual complete

2006-05-01

Description

In 2005, the Chinese government donated equipment and material to North Korea for the examination and prevention of bird flus. The equipment includes test kits. The project aims to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country, especially via its border and trading ports.

Additional details

The transaction amount of the donation remains unclear. The donation was part of the response to the spread of influenza strain H5N1 globally. China has also provided technical, financial and material assistance for the prevention and control of bird flu in neighboring countries. China has trained some veterinary professional technicians for ASEAN countries, and provided technical, material and financial assistance to Vietnam, Thailand, North Korea, Mongolia, and Indonesia.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of North Korea [Government Agency]