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Chinese Government provides grant for Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital Construction Project

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Apr 03, 2008
End Date	Dec 03, 2026
Duration	6,818 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2254`

Grant Description

In April 2008, the Chinese Government and the Government of Sierra Leone signed letters of exchange for the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital Construction Project.

China’s Ministry of Commerce committed grant funding for this project, but the monetary value of this grant commitment is unknown.

This project involved the construction of a modern hospital in Jui — a town located just outside the east end of the Freetown city limits — with 100 beds, a hostel for the Chinese medical team, an equipment room, a laboratory, theaters, dialysis and intensive care units, surgical and medical departments, a mortuary, a funeral parlor, andX-Ray department, and other facilities.

Anhui Construction Engineering Group (安徽建工集团有限) was the contractor responsible for implementation. In April 2009, the groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital was held. Construction began on July 16, 2009 and ended in March 2011. On May 13, 2011, the Chinese government officially handed over the new hospital to the government of Sierra Leone.

Then, on March 26, 2012, Linqu Qushan Hospital of Shandong Province signed an agreement with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation, which allows the Chinese staff from Linqu Qushan Hospital to operate the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital. (塞拉利昂政府与山东临朐朐山医院就经营我援塞新医院签订合作协议).

In November 2012, President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, opened and commissioned the hospital.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Jui Hospital Construction Project or the China-SL Friendship Hospital Construction Project. The Chinese project title is 建塞拉利昂医院项目 or 塞拉利昂医院项目 or 中塞友好医院.

📚 Sources & References

驻塞拉利昂大使旷伟霖出席中国援建塞医院竣工验收仪式
China to Boost Hospital
援塞拉利昂医院项目举行隆重交接仪式
President Koroma Attends the Opening Ceremony of Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital
The Official Opening of the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jiu
China gives out $258million in loans and grant to SaLone
Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital launched as new fruit in bilateral ties
援塞拉利昂医院项目设计交底会在合肥召开
中国援建塞拉利昂综合性医院项目换文确认
塞拉利昂政府与山东临朐朐山医院就经营我援塞新医院签订合作协议
驻塞拉利昂大使邱绍芳陪同科罗马总统视察我援塞医院项目工地
Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital launched as new fruit in bilateral ties
驻塞拉利昂使馆组织馆员参观我援建医院
商务部对外援助项目招标委员会通告2008年第43号
Handing-Over Ceremony for Jui Hospital Held in Freetown
Mr. Zhao Shiyun
President of ACEG Had a Meeting with President of Sierra Leone Mr. Ernest Bai Korom
商务部对外援助项目招标委员会通告2008年第43号
安徽建工集团股份有限公司海外事业部大事记, http://www.weyonepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101:new-imc-chairmans-call-for-development-journalism-to-take-precedence-is-in-place&catid=38:economics&Itemid=69, http://news.qq.com/a/20090419/000458.htm, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=AFNWS00020080607e467000mi&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from= Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.