Chinese Government provides grant — via ETCA — for Elisabeth Domitien Hospital Rehabilitation Project

Project narrative

On December 7, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Central African Republic signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed RMB 200 million of grant funding for multiple projects, including the Elisabeth Domitien Hospital Rehabilitation Project. Then, in September 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Central African Republic signed another ETCA, which committed another RMB 200 million of grant funding for multiple projects, including the Elisabeth Domitien Hospital Rehabilitation Project. Roughly nine months later, on June 25, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Central African Republic signed a third ETCA, which committed CFA 16 billion for multiple projects, including the Elisabeth Domitien Hospital Rehabilitation Project. The total amount of grant funding that China’s Ministry of Commerce committed for the Elisabeth Domitien Hospital Rehabilitation Project is unknown. The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate Elisabeth Domitien Hospital (Hôpital Maman Elisabeth Domitien), which is located in the city of Bimbo, which is the capital of the Ombella-M'poko prefecture. As of August 2022, AidData had not yet identified any evidence of project implementation.