Overview

Chinese Government provides 1,720 cartons of medicines and vitamins following the 2011-2012 East Africa drought

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•DjiboutiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DjiboutiSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 16, 2011

Start (actual): Nov 8, 2011

End (actual): Aug 5, 2012

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

Djibouti Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Central Purchasing Unit for Drugs and Essential Materials (CAMME)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides 1,720 cartons of medicines and vitamins following the 2011-2012 East Africa drought

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Between July 2011 and mid-2012, a severe drought affected the entire East African region, including Djibouti. On November 9 and 16, 2011, the Chinese Ambassador and the Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed an exchange of letters in which China pledged to donate 1,720 cartons of medicines and vitamins to drought-stricken areas in Djibouti. This donation was officially delivered on August 5, 2012 to the Djibouti Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health. The 1,720 cartons carried streptomycin, an anti-TB drug and vitamin B complex.