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Chinese Government donated a full-body CT scanner to the Government of Samoa

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,233,054
Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•SamoaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 31, 2006
Start (actual)
Jul 1, 2008
End (actual)
Jul 1, 2008

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to donate a full-body CT scanner to Samoa. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1125187999

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Samoa

Loan description

Chinese Government donated a full-body CT scanner to the Government of Samoa

Narrative

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Project narrative

On the morning of July 31, 2006, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Samoa, Sao Tuilaepa, held talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. After the talks, Foreign Minister Li and Prime Minister Tuelaepa signed an ETCA (Record ID#64855), and an Exchange of Letters, which allowed the Chinese government to commit to donating a full-body CT scanner to the Government of Samoa. On July 1st, 2008, the Chinese Ambassador to Samoa (Shi Longzhuang) and Samoa's Minister of Health (Gatora Ayfaana) signed the Handover Certificate for the CT scanner. On September 5th, 2008, the Samoan government held the unveiling ceremony of the CT scanner at the Samoa National Hospital, also known as the Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole National Hospital. This was the first CT scanner the national hospital had access to. Furthermore, China also provided technical support to assist in operating the scanner. The CT Scanner cost 1.19 million USD.