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Chinese Government provides RMB 592 million grant for Mahosot General Hospital Upgrading Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$93,224,981
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•Lao People's Democratic RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Lao People's Democratic RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Dec 14, 2018
End (planned)
Dec 31, 2022
End (actual)
Nov 11, 2021

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The purpose of the project is to expand the existing Mahosot Hospital in the capital city of Vientiane. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/39528312

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Laos

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Beijing Uni-construction Group

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 592 million grant for Mahosot General Hospital Upgrading Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) provided an RMB 592 million ($92 million) grant to the Government of Laos for the Mahosot General Hospital Upgrading Project. The purpose of the project is to expand the capacity of Mahosot Hospital in the capital city of Vientiane. The project is being completed in two phases, with the first phase involving the construction of an eight-story building and a four-story structure, and the second phase involving the completion of another five-story building and four-story building. Upon completion, the 600-bed large-scale general hospital is expected to be the largest and most advanced hospital in Laos. It will also be equipped with a rooftop helicopter pad. Beijing Uni-Construction Group Co., Ltd. (BUCC) is the EPC contractor responsible for implementation. A cornerstone laying ceremony took place on November 17, 2017. Then, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 14, 2018. The first wing (phase) of the new Mahosot Hospital building was completed and officially handed over on November 11, 2021. The second wing (phase) of the new Mahosot Hospital building is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.

Staff comments

1. This project is also known as the Mahosot General Hospital Expansion Project. The Lao project title is ໂຮງໝໍ ມະໂຫສົດ. The Chinese project title is 老挝玛霍索医院项目. 2. Some sources identify the monetary value of the MOFCOM grant commitment as RMB 600 million, RMB 700 million, or $105 million. AidData relies on the more conservative estimate of RMB 592 million for the time being. 3. The Chinese government has also provided medical equipment to the new Mahosot Hospital, and agreed to provide three years of training for the hospital's medical staff. 4. Mahosot Hospital, founded by French doctors in 1910, is one of Laos' first hospitals, with some of the old structures still standing.