China’s Yunnan province provides COVID-19 testing machine to Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province in April 2021
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Yunnan Provincial Government [Government Agency]
Recipient
Cambodia
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On April 19, 2021, China’s Yunnan province provided a COVID-19 laboratory testing machine to Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province. The purpose of this machine is to aid in COVID-19 detection and expand response efforts in provinces most exposed to COVID-19. Preah Sihanouk Governor Chamroeun reported that a 458sqm laboratory facility worth USD $279,000 had been constructed to house the testing machine. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A virtual handover ceremony was held for this donation. Cambodia’s Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng, Preah Sihanouk Governor Kuoch Chamroeun, and Chinese Ambassador Wang Wentian attended the ceremony.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Government [Government Agency]