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Overview

China's Yunnan Province provides nucleic acid testing laboratory to Laos

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Lao People's Democratic RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Lao People's Democratic RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 1, 2020
Start (actual)
Oct 1, 2020
End (actual)
Nov 27, 2020

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved building the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology in Vientiane. for more detailed locational information, see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3765246651#map=18/17.93443/102.61634.

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

  • Yunnan Provincial People’s Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Laos

Loan desecription

China's Yunnan Province provides nucleic acid testing laboratory to Laos

Narrative

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Project narrative

In October 2020, China's Yunnan Province committed to providing a nucleic acid testing laboratory to Laos. On November 27, 2020, the nucleic acid testing laboratory was officially opened and named the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE). A handover and opening ceremony was held in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. China’s Embassy Counselor Xiang Fangqiang and Laos Deputy Minister of Health Kampan attended the ceremony. China’s Yunnan Province undertook the task of assisting the construction of the laboratory, and specially organized a medical working group that was sent to Laos for equipment installation and technical personnel training. Following the opening and handover ceremony, the laboratory has been officially put into use. COVID-19 testing volume has reached 1,600 people/day. The testing laboratory will improve the domestic virus testing capabilities in Laos and effectively meet the needs of pandemic prevention and control.

Staff comments

1. The Chinese project title is 中国援老挝核酸检测实验室正式交接启用. 2. The commitment of aid for this project took place in October 2020 but a specific date is not provided in sources. 10/01/2020 is coded as the estimated commitment date. 3. The lab's official name is the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE).