China grants $100,000 for emergency reproductive health kits

On January 22, 2010, China granted $100,000 for emergency reproductive health kits following the earthquake in Haiti. The purpose of the grant is to provide emergency reproductive health kits and supplies for temporary clinics/hospitals being set up in the aftermath of the earthquake and to refurbish maternity wards, in order to ensure emergency obstetric care and other life-saving RH services are available. There is also the goal to put a logistics expert on the ground to ensure efficient and coordinated delivery. The kits contain contain crucial drugs, equipment, and other lifesaving supplies for pregnant women. The United Nations Population Fund helped with project implementation. The total commitment to the project was $693,651, with funding from China, Japan, and the United States.

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The official project title is “Providing Emergency Reproductive Health Kits to Earthquake Affected Populations.” The end date is not known, but the project is marked as closed so status was coded as Completion.

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