Chinese Government provides RMB 100 million grant for Phase 2 of Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital Construction Project (Linked to Project ID#13330)

In 2008, the Chinese Government agreed to provide a USD $10 million grant to the Government of Guinea for Phase 1 of Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital Construction Project (captured via Project ID#13330). This project involved the construction of a 120-bed, "Class A" specialist hospital for cardiology, neurology, radiology, acupuncture and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery, therapeutic surgery, orthopedics, general surgery, brain tumor surgery, emergency, and resuscitation units. The new facility also houses Chinese medical teams. On April 28, 2008, representatives from a Chinese design firm and the Guinea Ministry of Health had a preliminary design meeting in Wuhan for this hospital. Sichuan Huashi Overseas Investment & Engineering Co., LTD was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction began on March 31, 2009 and ended on July 25, 2010. The first phase of the project was then officially handed over to the local authorities on April 13, 2011. Then, in 2017, the Chinese Government provided an RMB 100 million grant for Phase 2 of the Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital Construction Project (captured via Project ID#64425). Phase 2 involved the construction of several surgical and intensive care units and the provision and installation of medical equipment, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Sinohydro Bureau 3 Co. Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation. An official groundbreaking ceremony took place on December 7, 2018. As of November 28, 2019, the project had achieved a 70% completion rate. A project completion ceremony took place on January 19, 2022. The original anticipated commencement date was November 1, 2018, and the originally anticipated completion date was April 30, 2020. It appears that the project experienced some implementation delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Chinese project title is 几内亚医院项目 or 援几内亚综合医院项目 or 中几友好医院 or 援几内亚给贝医院项目 or 几内亚中几友好医院二期项目 or 中几友好医院神经医学中心建设项目. The French project title is Hôpital De L'amitié Sino-Guinéen De Kipé.

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