Chinese Government grants $8 million USD for provision of military and medical equipment

$8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zambia
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Sep 25, 2013
End Date	Oct 31, 2032
Duration	6,976 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`31452`

Grant Description

On September 25th, 2013, the Chinese government signed a grant agreement providing $8 million USD (42.2 million ZK) to the Government of Zambia in the form of medical and military equipment to be used to upgrade military hospitals countrywide.

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxiao explained that the delivery of the equipment would occur in three phases over the course of three years. It is unclear whether these goods were ever delivered.

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