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China donates medical equipment and materials worth Vt $55,000,000 to Vanuatu Ministry of Health for COVID-19 relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$462,079
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•VanuatuDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VanuatuSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 5, 2021
End (actual)
Feb 5, 2021

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China donated medical equipment and materials to Vila Central Hospital (VCH) and the Northern Provincial Hospital. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/307095157 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3058689638

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

  • Vanuatu Ministry of Health

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Northern Provincial Hospital
  • Port Vila Central Hospital

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Loan description

China donates medical equipment and materials worth Vt $55,000,000 to Vanuatu Ministry of Health for COVID-19 relief

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Project narrative

On February 5, 2021, a handover ceremony occurred for the medical equipment and materials donated to the Vanuatu Ministry of Health from the Chinese government. The donation consisted of anesthesia machines, oxygen generators, premature incubators, ECG machines, ICU beds, and personnel protective equipment such as medical masks and surgical gowns and caps, shoe covers, and first-aid packets, with a total worth of Vt $55 million. It will go to two main referral hospitals, Vila Central Hospital (VCH) and the Northern Provincial Hospital (NPH) in Santo. The medical equipment arrived in four containers, two for each hospital. This donation goes toward combatting COVID-19 and other diseases in Vanuatu, ultimately improving public health security in Vanuatu. According to the Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu, Zhou Haicheng, this is the seventh donation provided by China to Vanuatu in response to COVID-19.