Overview

Chinese Government and Guangdong Province Donate Second Batch of Medical Supplies worth USD 900,000 to Fiji to Combat COVID-19 in June 2020 (linked to Record ID#68647)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$928,560

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•FijiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•FijiSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 1, 2020

Start (actual): Jun 1, 2020

End (actual): Jun 1, 2020

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

Cofinancing agencies

Government Agencies

Guangdong Provincial Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services

Loan description

Chinese Government and Guangdong Province Donate Second Batch of Medical Supplies worth USD 900,000 to Fiji to Combat COVID-19 in June 2020 (linked to Record ID#68647)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 1 June 2020, the Chinese ambassador to Fiji participated in a handover of ceremony of medical supplies worth 100,000 and a grant of USD 800,000 to Fiji from China. The donation also involved the assistance from the Provincial Government of Guangdong. Ambassador Qian Bo and Fiji's Minister of Health attended the handover ceremony. This is the second batch of Chinese anti-epidemic materials given to Fiji. The first donation occurred in May 2020 (see Record ID#68647). The donation included 200,000 face masks, 200,000 pairs of surgical gloves, 50,000 protective suits, 10,000 COVID-19 test kits, 300 infrared thermometers, and USD 800,000.