Overview

Government of China provides medical equipment and medical team for COVID-19 Prevention to Zambia in January 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•ZambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZambiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 7, 2021

Start (actual): Jan 7, 2021

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The Government of China provides medical equipment and medical team for COVID-19 Prevention to several regions in Zambia. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10662712 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/318864 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10685903

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

Government Agencies

Government of Zambia

Loan description

Government of China provides medical equipment and medical team for COVID-19 Prevention to Zambia in January 2021

Narrative

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Project narrative

On January 7, 2021, the Government of China donated oxygen ventilators and other medical equipment to Zambia, in order to aid Zambia in COVID-19 prevention efforts. The supplies will be distributed to four main hospitals in Zambia. During the donation handover, the Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Li Jie stated that the government of China will send a medical team of 28 Chinese professionals to aid in Zambia's medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 20 of these professionals will be sent to Zambia's main hospital in Lusaka, 4 will be sent to Livingstone Hospital, and 4 will be sent to Ndola Hospital. The monetary value of this donation is unknown.