Chinese government funds UNICEF maternal, newborn, and children's health project in Kenya
Commitment amount
$ 1123564.6122621393
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1123564.61
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China South-South Cooperation Fund [State-owned Fund]
Recipient
Kenya
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In December 2019, the Chinese government signed an agreement to contribute $1 million to the UN Children Fund's (UNICEF) procurement and distribution efforts regarding medical equipment and medicines in Kenya through the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF) through December 31, 2021. On June 30, 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of this "maternal, newborn, and children's health project". The project offered medical materials and training to 159 health facilities in 8 counties across Kenya, reported as benefiting more than 3 million people, especially in the remote parts of the country. Similar projects were launched in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Zimbabwe.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Indirect receiving agencies [Type]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Implementing agencies [Type]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]