Overview

Chinese Government donates medical equipment worth $420,000 USD to Guyanese hospitals

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$458,103

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•GuyanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuyanaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 23, 2016

Start (actual): Sep 23, 2016

End (actual): Sep 23, 2016

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This project supported Georgetown Public Hospital and Linden Hospital Complex. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11213168 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/794559998

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

Guyanese Ministry of Public Health

Loan description

Chinese Government donates medical equipment worth $420,000 USD to Guyanese hospitals

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 23, 2016, during the visit of Cui Li, the Vice Minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC), the Chinese Government donated medical equipment and supplies worth $420,000 USD to Guyana's Ministry of Public Health. Members of the twelfth volunteer Chinese medical team to Guyana (see Record ID#71207) attended the handover ceremony. The donated equipment was earmarked for use at the Laparoscopic Centre at Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) and the Ophthalmology Centre at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The donation included laparoscopic equipment and instrument and eye testing and care supplies and materials. It also include a peritoneum cleaner, an ophthalmic quick sterilizing pan, a H3-2 camera, an high-definition (HD) camera head, an electrosurgical generator, and an HUB HD camera host. The donation also included a 30° telescope.