Overview

National Health Commission of China donates medical equipment worth CNY 573,700 to China-Dominica Friendship Hospital

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$85,783

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•DominicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DominicaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 13, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 13, 2020

End (actual): Mar 13, 2020

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

National Health Commission of China

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Dominica Ministry of Health, Wellness, and New Health Investments

Loan description

National Health Commission of China donates medical equipment worth CNY 573,700 to China-Dominica Friendship Hospital

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 13, 2020, a ceremony commemorating a donation from the National Health Commission of China to the Ministry of Health of Dominica was held at the China-Dominica Friendship Hospital in Roseau. Wang Quanhuo, head of the Chinese Embassy's Economic and Commercial Office, and Leticia Lestrate-Wyke, the permanent secretary of the Dominican Ministry of Health, signed the donation handover certificate. Equipment donated included 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitors, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitors, a full digital color Puller ultrasound diagnostic system, wireless full digital ultrasound imaging diagnostic instrument, laparoscopic needle holders, Conkey laparoscopic forceps and clips, portable slit lamps, and laser diagnostic mirrors. According to the Chinese Embassy, the donation was worth 573,700 yuan.