Overview

China donates 400 million CFA worth of materials to Mali to fight Ebola

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$829,712

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•MaliSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 1, 2014

Start (actual): Nov 8, 2014

End (actual): Nov 8, 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 Mali

Loan description

China donates 400 million CFA worth of materials to Mali to fight Ebola

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In November 2014, Chinese Ambassador to Mali announced that China will grant 400 million CFA of materials to help fight Ebola. The handover ceremony for the materials occurred on November 8, 2014. Officials from the presidential palace, the prime minister's office and officials of the Ministry of Health attended the ceremony. Pan African News Agency reported that the donation consisted of 7,000 protection kits, 17,000 dish-clothes, 17,000 pairs of latex gloves for single use, 17,000 pairs of shoe-covers, 17,000 units of protective glasses, 200 units of sprayers, 200 units of infrared thermometers, 5 body temperature detectors and 3,000 mortuary bags. However no official source has confirmed this.