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Overview

China donates anti-Ebola supplies to Guinea-Bissau in October 2014

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•Guinea-BissauSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 31, 2014
Start (actual)
Oct 31, 2014
End (actual)
Oct 31, 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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Guinea-Bissau

Loan description

China donates anti-Ebola supplies to Guinea-Bissau in October 2014

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 31, 2014, a Chinese plane loaded with anti-Ebola supplies landed in Bissau to aid in their efforts against Ebola. The list of supplies included 17,000 sets of protective clothing, 17,000 disposable sterile rubber gloves, 17,000 pairs of boot covers, 17,000 pairs of protective glasses, 200 thermometers, 200 Gesprayers, 5 body temperature detectors, and 3,000 body bags. According to the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, this was the second donation of Ebola protective materials in 2014. This donation has a volume of 79 cubic meters, a weight of 9,700 kilograms, and a total of 1,052 containers. The value of this donation is unknown. This project is completed.