China Peace Ark Hospital Ship Provides Medical Aid to Dominican Republic
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
People's Liberation Army of China [Government Agency]
Recipient
Dominican Republic
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On November 1 2018, the Chinese hospital ship Daishan Dao, also known as the Peace Ark, arrived at the Don Diego terminal in San Souci Port, where it was received by Dominican Republic Navy officers. This a part of the greater "Mission Harmony-2018" project(or 和谐使命－2018). The ship stayed until November 7, and during that time it provided free medical care for roughly 4,200 Dominican people. In addition to providing free medical check ups and surgical operations for the people of the Dominican Republic, the crew members of the ship also took part in training local medical staff, cultural exchanges and deck receptions of Dominican officials. Some of these cultural exchanged included Chinese acupuncture and other traditional medicines.
Additional details
The amount of money spent providing medical care is unknown.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Dominican Republic [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
People's Liberation Army of China [Government Agency]