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Chinese Government donates Covid-19 vaccines to North Korea in 2022

Commitment Year2022Country of ActivityDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaSectorHealthFlow TypeGrant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 1, 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 North Korea

Loan description

Chinese Government donates Covid-19 vaccines to North Korea in 2022

Narrative

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Project narrative

According to the Gavi Alliance, China donated Covid-19 vaccines to North Korea in early June 2022. The number and type of vaccines is unknown. In September 2021, North Korea rejected offers of 3 million Sinopharm vaccines through COVAX. On May 8, 2022, the DPRK acknowledged its "first-ever" COVID outbreak.