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China donates USD 49500 worth of medical supplies to Port Moresby General Hospital (linked to Record ID#63852)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$51,071
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Papua New GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Papua New GuineaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 1, 2020
Start (actual)
Sep 23, 2020
End (actual)
Sep 23, 2020

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This project involved donating medical supplies to Port Moresby General Hospital. For more detailed locational information, see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/793404010.

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

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Port Moresby General Hospital

Loan description

China donates USD 49500 worth of medical supplies to Port Moresby General Hospital (linked to Record ID#63852)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 23, 2020, the Chinese government donated USD 49,500 worth of medical supplies on behalf of China to Papua New Guinea. The supplies included surgical instruments such artificial mechanical heart valves, external pacemakers, blood pressure monitors, and others that are used in operations for urology, cardiothoracic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and anesthesiology. The donation also contained emergency medicines, chemotherapy drugs, and traditional Chinese medicine materials. The purpose is to further promote the development of minimally invasive technologies in the Department of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology of Port Moresby General Hospital, promote the development of heart valve replacement surgery, and supply traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment facilities. Economic and Commercial Counsellor Mr. Liu Linlin from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Papua New Guinea was accompanied by the Head of the 10th Chinese Medical Team Dr. Yu Shengjie, to present the donation to chief executive officer Dr. Paki Molumi and hospital staff. The 10th Chinese medical team to visit Papua New Guinea (see Record ID#63852) had already begun efforts relating to minimally invasive surgery, and these supplies allowed that field to become fully equipped..