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Chinese government donates second batch of medical supplies to Kiribati in February 2023 (linked to Record ID#97297)

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•KiribatiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KiribatiSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 24, 2023
Start (actual)
Feb 24, 2023
End (actual)
Feb 24, 2023

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The medical supplies and kitchen equipment handover took place at Tungaru Central Hospital in Tarawa, Kiribati. Tungaru Central Hospital is a hospital with 120 beds built with Japanese funding between 1991 and 1992. It is the headquarters of the Chinese medical aid team to Kiribati. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/223383917

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Tungaru Central Hospital

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services

Loan description

Chinese government donates second batch of medical supplies to Kiribati in February 2023 (linked to Record ID#97297)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On February 24, 2023, the Kiribati Ministry of Health & Medical Services (MHMS) held a handover ceremony for the second batch of medical supplies aided by China. The handover ceremony was attended by Chinese Ambassador Tang Songgen, MHMS Secretary Uering Iteraera, MHMS Director General Revite Kirition, the MHMS team and the second Chinese medical team to Kiribati (see Record ID#97268). The donation included 100 hospital beds, 100 cabinets, 50 disinfection carts, 50 wheelchairs, 100 crutches, 100 infusion stands, ultraviolet disinfection lamps, and a batch of kitchen equipment, including refrigerators, disinfection cabinets, serving carts, etc. (see source ID #203369). They will be mainly used in Tungaru Central Hospital and clinics in Tarawa to alleviate the concentration of patients in the capital and the shortage of medical resources. The monetary value of the donation is unknown. This is the second batch of aid since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Kiribati, with the first occurring in 2021 (see Record ID#97297).