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Chinese government donates USD $112,325 worth of medical supplies to Jamaica in April 2020 under the Anti-COVID-19 Medical Supplies Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$115,890
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 23, 2020
Start (actual)
Apr 23, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 23, 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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Jamaica

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Jamaica Ministry of Health & Wellness

Loan description

Chinese government donates USD $112,325 worth of medical supplies to Jamaica in April 2020 under the Anti-COVID-19 Medical Supplies Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 23 April 2020, the Chinese government donated USD $112,325 worth of medical supplies to Jamaica under the Anti-COVID-19 Medical Supplies Project. This donation included 1,000 disposable coveralls for medical isolation; 200 infrared thermometers; 1000 pairs of glasses for health protection; 1000 pairs of surgical gloves sterilized disposable rubber; and 1,000 pairs of shoe covers for medical isolation. The Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Tian Qi, and the Director of Policy, Planning and Development at the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOH), Howard Lynch, signed the Handover Certificate of the China-Aided Anti-COVID-19 Medical Supplies Project. The materials are supposed to end up in Saint James.

Staff comments

1. The transaction amount coded is an estimated amount from Harvard's "China’s Foreign Aid Political Drivers: Lessons from a Novel Dataset of Mask Diplomacy in Latin America During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (See: Source ID# 156142).