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Overview

Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark visits Timor-Leste

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•Timor-LesteSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Dec 14, 2017
End (actual)
Dec 21, 2017

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

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Timor-Leste

Loan desecription

Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark visits Timor-Leste

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On December 14, 2017, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's hospital ship "Peace Ark" (Hull 866) (“和平方舟”医院船) arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste for an 8-day visit dedicated to humanitarian medical services as part of the "Harmonious Mission 2017". This is the first visit of the Peace Ark to Timor-Leste, and also the second visit of the PLA Navy to Timor-Leste. After the welcoming ceremony, the ship provided medical examinations and treatments for dozens of patients in Timor-Leste. Chinese medical personnel also visited a few places to extend follow-up diagnosis and treatment services. The ship left on December 21, 2017, after a total of 7,289 people were treated by Chinese medical doctors.