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Overview

Chinese Government Provides the third batch of Anti-COVID-19 supplies to Vanuatu

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,782,873
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•VanuatuDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VanuatuSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 23, 2022
Start (actual)
Apr 23, 2022
End (actual)
Apr 23, 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

  • Government of Vanuatu

Loan description

Chinese Government Provides the third batch of Anti-COVID-19 supplies to Vanuatu

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 23, 2022, the third batch of COVID-19 inactivated vaccines and other materials provided by the Chinese government to Vanuatu arrived in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. Ambassador to Vanuatu Zhou Haicheng and Director-General of the Ministry of Health Tamata went to the airport to receive the relevant supplies. This batch includes 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, 102,400 syringes, and 10,000 rapid antigen test reagents. The accurate monetary value of the donation is unknown. AidData estimates amount is calculated based on the market price of the supply when the donation is implemented.

Staff comments

1. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details. 2. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En).