Overview

Chinese government donates 3 million COVID vaccines in January 2023 to Myanmar

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$54,000,000

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 19, 2023

Start (actual): Jan 19, 2023

End (actual): Jan 19, 2023

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

Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Loan description

Chinese government donates 3 million COVID vaccines in January 2023 to Myanmar

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 19, 2023, the Chinese government handed over 3 million COVID vaccines, worth USD 54 million, and 3 million syringes to Myanmar. The vaccines arrived at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar. The vaccines will be used as boosters for children and the elderly.

Staff comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm/Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the January 2023 donation at USD 54 million.