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- Cancer Diseases Hospital Project, (Phase II)
Cancer Diseases Hospital Project, (Phase II)
Zambia
| Borrower | Zambia |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Health |
| Approved | 11.03.2009 |
| Signed | 12.06.2009 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Health |
| Co-financiers | Government, IAEA |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 6.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 9.55 |
In 2002, OFID extended a $5.6 million loan to finance construction of the Zambia Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH) on the premises of the University Teaching Hospital in the capital Lusaka. Completed in 2006, the CDH has been so successful that it is now struggling to accommodate the surge in caseloads. Phase II will build additional infrastructure, including six inpatient wards, new treatment wards and patient hostels. Addition radiotherapy and other medical equipment will also be purchased. Another component will provide training for an extra 40 specialists to meet the present and forecasted patient loads.