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Overview

Chinese government donates emergency anti-epidemic supplies worth RMB 5 million to Uruguay

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$702,020
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•UruguayDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UruguaySector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 27, 2022
Start (actual)
Jul 27, 2022
End (actual)
Jul 27, 2022

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Uruguay National Emergency System (SINAE)
  • Uruguay State Health Services Administration (Administración de los Servicios de Salud del Estado, ASSE)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI)

Loan description

Chinese government donates emergency anti-epidemic supplies worth RMB 5 million to Uruguay

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 27, 2022, Ambassador to Uruguay Wang Gang attended the handover ceremony of emergency anti-epidemic supplies from China to Uruguay held at the National Health Services Administration of Uruguay. The donation included 30 lung ventilation devices, 50 digital electrocardiographs, 40 monitors, 15 color echo Doppler devices, 100,000 facial protection masks, 5,000 protective devices, 400,000 nitrile gloves, and 15 telescopic sanitary tents and was worth RMB 5,000,000 ($746,000). The donation was made specifically to the State Health Services Administration (ASSE) and the National Emergency System (SINAE). The donation was made to help Uruguay cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and to further Chinese-Uruguay relations.