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Overview

China donates anti-Ebola medical materials worth 10 million Yuan to Sierra Leone in August 2014 (Linked to Record ID#43867, #44754, #45062)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,664,452
Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 8, 2014
Start (actual)
Aug 11, 2014
End (actual)
Aug 12, 2014

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 Sierra Leone

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Loan desecription

China donates anti-Ebola medical materials worth 10 million Yuan to Sierra Leone in August 2014 (Linked to Record ID#43867, #44754, #45062)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In August 2014, China pledged to provide emergency humanitarian aid worth 30 million yuan (4.9 million U.S. dollars) in aid to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to help fight the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. On August 8, 2014, Mr. Xu Zhou, spokesman of the Chinese Embassy, announced that China will add a batch of medical materials valued at RMB 10,000,000 Yuan (equally 1,626,000 USD) to support the Government of Sierra Leone in the prevention and control of Ebola. This new batch of medical materials was scheduled to be airlifted to Sierra Leone early the next week by a China chartered cargo airplane. On August 11, 2014, a Boeing 747 airplane carrying China-aided emergency humanitarian anti-Ebola medical materials arrived at Lungi International Airport. This batch of medical materials worth 10 million RMB mainly included personal protective equipments, disinfectants, stretchers, thermometers, patient monitors, sprays, and medicines. On August 11, 2014, the aid was sent to the three countries (see Record ID#44754 for 10 million yuan aid to Guinea and Record ID#45062 for 10 million yuan aid to Liberia). On August 12, 2014, Zhao Yanbo, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, and Foday Sawi Lahai, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone, signed the handover certificates for the donation. This project is completed and is captured in UNOCHA Financial Tracking Service as Flow ID #118611. This is the second batch of emergency humanitarian anti-Ebola medical materials provided by China: in late April, the Chinese government provided the first batch of medical materials valued at RMB 1 million Yuan (163,000 USD) to support Sierra Leone in the prevention of Ebola (recorded in Record ID#43867).