Project Background

• The Republic of Niger (Niger) is a landlocked country in Western Africa with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert.

• Niger’s subtropical climate is extremely hot and dry with annual average temperature up to 35 centigrade.

• The rainy season is from July through September. The rest of the seasons are dry seasons and its annual precipitation is low.

• Niamey is the capital of Niger and the center of politics, economy and culture.

• The project is committed by the Chinese and Niger governments, aiming to build a large scale general public hospital together in order to improve and upgrade the local medical facilities.

• The site is located on a wide flat sandy tract around 7km at the northern side of the center of Niamey city.

• Local people expect a new hospital could upgrade their living conditions.

• The place is a developing residency with weak infrastructure.

• People hope the currently building hospital could improve their lives.