Overview

Chinese government and government of Ghana sign a cooperation agreement for the maternal and child health project

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•GhanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GhanaSector•HealthFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Jul 20, 2019

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 Ghana

Loan description

Chinese government and government of Ghana sign a cooperation agreement for the maternal and child health project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 1, 2018 during Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's state visit to China, he and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a cooperation agreement to carry out a maternal and child health project. Following the signing, Ghana's Deputy Minister of Health Alexander K. Abban had selected a 25-member Ministerial Steering Committee to operationalize the agreement signing and fashion out strategies for the project. On July 20, 2019, China and Ghana started implementing the project, and also inaugurated the 25-member committee.