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Chinese Government provides grant for Praia Central Hospital Surgical Ward Construction Project

€950K EUR

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Cabo Verde
Country	Cabo Verde
Start Date	Jan 01, 2002
End Date	Nov 08, 2029
Duration	10,173 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`53192`

Grant Description

On December 20, 2001 an exchange of letters was signed between China and Cabo Verde for the Praia Central Hospital Surgical Ward Construction Project. In 2002, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) provided a grant to the Government of Cabo Verde for this project. The monetary value of this grant commitment is unknown.

However, it is known that the Chinese Government committed EUR 1.9 million for this project and the Chinese Medical Team Housing Project (as captured via Record ID#56916).

For the time being, AidData estimates that MOFCOM evenly divided the funds across the two projects (committing EUR 950,000 to each project.

The Praia Central Hospital Surgical Ward Construction Project involve the construction of a new 120-bed surgical ward (外科病房楼 or bloco cirúrgico or enfermaria) at Praia Central Hospital (普拉亚中心医院 or Hospital Central da Praia or Hospital Agostinho Neto). China Shaanxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation was the contractor responsible for implementation.

A foundation-laying ceremony took place on July 8, 2003.

The project was originally scheduled for completion and delivery in mid-2004 but its precise completion date is unknown. As of December 2010, the surgical ward was reportedly still in its final stage of construction.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 建设普拉亚中心医院外科病房楼. The Portuguese project title is Construcao da Enfermaria no Hospital Agostinho Neto or Construção do bloco cirúrgico no Hospital Central da Praia.
AidData has been unable to identify any evidence from the Chinese Government or the Government of Cabo Verde that this project was supported by a loan. Therefore, it is assumed to be (and coded as) a grant-financed project for the time being. However, MOFCOM refers to the project as being supported by ‘aid’, which in principle could be a grant or interest-free loan. This issue merits further investigation.

📚 Sources & References

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