Overview

China Naval Hospital Ship arrives in St. John's port to provide medical assistance in Harmony Mission-2018

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Antigua and BarbudaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Antigua and BarbudaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Oct 22, 2018

End (actual): Oct 29, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project saw a Chinese naval hospital ship dock at St. John's Port for 8 days. More detailed locational data can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/522142920#map=15/17.1172/-61.8451

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan description

China Naval Hospital Ship arrives in St. John's port to provide medical assistance in Harmony Mission-2018

Narrative

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Project narrative

On October 22, 2018, the Chinese “Peace Ark” naval ship arrived in St. John’s port in Antigua and Barbuda to carry out the “Harmony Mission-2018” or “和谐使命-2018”.” The mission lasted eight days, and the ship departed on October 29th 2018. The Chinese Navy ambulance set up an air health channel between Antigua and Barbuda to care for both islands. During the visit, the Chinese Navy and Ark Hospital ship completed 3924 diagnoses and treatments, 2410 CT, DR and other auxiliary examinations, 53 physical examinations, 16 hospitalizations, and 14 operations.