Project ID: 97208

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) donated cardiology related medical equipment and supplies to Dominica-China Friendship Hospital

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

National Health Commission of China [Government Agency]

Recipient

Dominica

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2021-01-01

Actual start

2021-05-21

Actual complete

2021-05-21

Geography

Description

China’s National Health Commission (NHC, 中华人民共和国国家卫生健康委员会) donated cardiology related medical equipment and supplies to support the establishment of Dominica’s first cardiology department in the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital (中多友谊医院). This cardiology department was officially opened with a formal launching ceremony on May 21, 2021. On May 22, 2021, doctors at the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital utilized the equipment to conduct the first temporary pacemaker implant implemented in the hospital's history. They were able to resuscitate the life of a critically ill patient who suffered from severe bradycardia (very low heart rate).

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

China-Dominica Friendship Hospital [Government Agency]