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Chinese Government provides RMB 273.1 million grant for Cambodia-China Friendship Tboung Khmum Hospital Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#66805)

¥273.19M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Cambodia
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Oct 14, 2016
End Date	Aug 27, 2030
Duration	5,065 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`65143`

Grant Description

On October 14, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government of Cambodia signed economic and technical cooperation (ETCA), which committed RMB 1.2 billion of grant funding for three projects, including RMB 273,188,548 for the Cambodia-China Friendship Tboung Khmum Hospital Construction Project (captured via Record ID#65143).

The original ETCA (an umbrella agreement) is captured via Record ID#66805.

The purpose of this project is to build a 300-bed hospital with modern medical equipment in Tbong Khmum, which is a a newly established province near Phnom Penh. The name of the hospital is Tboung Khmum Provincial Hospital.

China Zhongyuan International Engineering Co., Ltd. of Sinomach (China IPPR International Engineering Co., Ltd) and Jingxing International Engineering Management Co., Ltd. are the contractors responsible for project design and supervision. China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd. is the contractor responsible for implementation.

On January 14, 2018, a project unveiling ceremony was held under the witness of Li Keqiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China. Approximately one week later, on January 22, 2018, the project was formally approved by the Cambodia Government.

Then, on March 1, 2019, a formal groundbreaking ceremony took place; Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian, Minister of Health Man Benheng, and Business Counselor Li An presided over the ceremony. Construction was originally scheduled to reach completion within 40 months (July 1, 2022).

A supplemental project implementation agreement was signed on April 26, 2019. By March 3, 2020, the project had achieved a 50% completion rate. By July 5, 2021, the project had achieved a 70% completion rate. The hospital project was officially completed and inaugurated on March 7, 2022.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 援柬埔寨特本克蒙省医院项目. The Khmer project title is មន្ទីរពេទ្យមិត្តភាពកម្ពុជា-ចិន ខេត្រត្បូងឃ្មុំ. This project is also known as the China-aid Tboung Khmum Provincial Hospital Project or the Tebenkmeng Provincial Hospital Project.
Some sources refer to the monetary value of the grant commitment for this project as $50 million.
The Cambodian government plans to settle 80,000 additional people in Tbong Khmum province.
The Government of Cambodia’s ODA database now identifies December 31, 2021 as the expected project completion date.

📚 Sources & References

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驻柬埔寨大使王文天出席援柬特本克蒙省医院项目开工仪式
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中国驻柬埔寨大使：心心相印命运相连
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中国援建特本克蒙省医院项目完成近半
Cambodia breaks ground for construction of China-funded hospital in southeastern province
Cambodia – China Friendship Tbong Khmum Hospital 50% complete
Ground Broken on Us$50 Million Chinese-funded Tbong Khmum Hospital
Project/Program Information and Implementation Arrangements
援柬埔寨特本克蒙省医院项目举行开工仪式
曾花城副局长会见柬埔寨卫生部工作组并见证签署特本克蒙省医院项目深化设计外审纪要, មន្ទីរពេទ្យមិត្តភាពកម្ពុជា-ចិន ខេត្រត្បូងឃ្មុំ Thboung Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital
Project/Program Information and Implementation Arrangements
商务部副部长高燕率中国政府经贸代表团6月18日至19日访问柬埔寨
柬埔寨卫生部部长曼·本亨参观援柬特本克蒙省医院项目
中铁建设集团援建柬埔寨特本克蒙省医院项目开工
中铁建设设备安装公司援柬埔寨特本克蒙省医院项目开启机电安装新篇章
柬埔寨卫生部部长曼·本亨参观中企援建特本克蒙省医院项目
中国援建特本克蒙省医院项目完成近半
援柬埔寨特本克蒙省医院项目举行开工仪式
China to provide 100 Cambodian children with free heart surgery in 3 years
援柬埔寨特本克蒙省医院项目举行开工仪式
Construction of US$50 million Chinese-funded Tbong Khmum Hospital 70% Complete
Cambodia breaks ground for construction of China-funded hospital in southeastern province
Tbong Khmum’s Cambodia-China Friendship hospital building 70 % completed
Updated Project/Program Information and Implementation Arrangements
Chinese-aided landmark hospital inaugurated in eastern Cambodia
李小兵局长与柬埔寨卫生部长签署援柬两医院项目补充实施协议
Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Tbong Khmum worth more than $ 50 million to be completed by the end of November
Senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Tbong Khmum Provincial Governor inspected and evaluated the construction project of Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Tbong Khmum achieved about 97%, គ្រោងសម្ពោធ មន្ទីរពេទ្យមិត្តភាពកម្ពុជា-ចិន ត្បូងឃ្មុំ នៅខែមីនាខាងមុខនេះ, មន្ទីរពេទ្យថ្មីនៅត្បូងឃ្មុំគ្រោងបញ្ចប់ការសាងសង់នៅចុងខែនេះ
Chinese-aided landmark hospital inaugurated in eastern Cambodia
US$45 Million Hospital in Thbong Khmum Province Inaugurated
China-funded Hospitals to Open in March
China Reaffirms Health Cooperation with Cambodia
Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital in Thbong Khmum to be Ready in March
Cambodia PM and Chinese Ambassador Preside over Inauguration Ceremony of a Hospital in Thbong Khmum
Chinese-aided landmark hospital inaugurated in eastern Cambodia
Chinese-aided landmark hospital inaugurated in eastern Cambodia 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.

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