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Overview

Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark provides free medical assistance to Venezuelans as part of Harmony Mission 2018 (linked to Record ID#90220)

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•VenezuelaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VenezuelaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 22, 2018
End (actual)
Sep 29, 2018

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 Venezuela

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan description

Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark provides free medical assistance to Venezuelans as part of Harmony Mission 2018 (linked to Record ID#90220)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 22, 2018, the Chinese naval hospital ship, Peace Ark (和平方舟), docked near Caracas–Venezuela’s capital, on an eight-day visit as part of its Harmony Mission. From its arrival on September 22, 2018, to its departure on September 29, 2022, several medical teams from the Party Committee and Chinese volunteers cooperated in providing various forms of medical assistance. In addition, some medical teams went to local health centers for joint consultation and treatment. During the stay, the Peace Ark conducted a total of 3,840 diagnoses and treatments, 2,349 CT and DR examinations, 30 hospitalizations, attended 25 surgical cases, and administered 64 physical examinations. According to a 2018 China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) corporate social responsibility report, CNPC provided staff to support the mission of the Peace Ark in Venezuela (linked to Record ID#90220).

Staff comments

This project's CRS Sector is coded as an emergency response, as the Peace Ark arrived with the purpose of providing medical aid to "thousands of Venezuelan migrants fleeing their homes amid widespread food and medicine shortages" (see Chinese hospital ship stops in turbulent Venezuela). The Peace Ark is also known as 和平方舟 in Chinese. The project is additionally linked to (Record ID#90220), since the state-owned enterprise, CNPC provided medical staff for the Peace Ark's voyage to Venezuela.