Overview

Shanxi Province provided a donation of 20,000 and 10,000 surgical masks to Canelones and Paysandú in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,381

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•UruguayDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UruguaySector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 27, 2020

Start (actual): May 27, 2020

End (actual): May 27, 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

Shanxi Provincial Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Canelones, Uruguay
Government of Paysandú, Uruguay

Loan description

Shanxi Province provided a donation of 20,000 and 10,000 surgical masks to Canelones and Paysandú in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 27, 2020, the Chinese province of Shanxi gave a donation of 20,000 surgical masks to the department of Canelones and 10,000 surgical masks to the department of Paysandú to assist Uruguay's dealing with COVID-19. Harvard's Mask Diplomacy Dataset estimated the donation to Canelones to be worth USD 8,000 and the donation to Paysandú to be worth USD 4,000, for a total estimated value of USD 12,000.

Staff comments

1. The Chinese Embassy article that describes this donation includes a photo with several boxes that have Brazilian flags on their labels, in addition to boxes with Uruguayan flags. This issue warrants further investigation.