Chinese Government provides a grant — via an ETCA — to the Libyan interim government for telemedicine and other health sector support

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Libyan Ministry of Health
Country	Libya
Start Date	Sep 17, 2013
End Date	Jan 26, 2032
Duration	6,705 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`57073`

Grant Description

On September 17, 2013, the Chinese Ambassador to Libya, Li Zhiguo, and the Minister of Health of the Libyan Interim Government, Noureddine Dagman, signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) (Chinese agreement name: 《中国与利比亚临时政府经济技术合作协定》) on behalf of their respective governments.

The agreement committed an unspecified amount of Chinese grant funding for telemedicine and other forms of health sector support in Libya.

According to the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Libya, this was the first unpaid assistance agreement between China and Libya in history.

📚 Sources & References

National Day Speech by H.E. Amb. Li Zhiguo
中国与利比亚签署经济技术合作协定
China and Libya sign economic and technical cooperation agreement
中利签署经济技术合作协定 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.