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Overview

Chinese Embassy donates anti-epidemic medical equipment to Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$27,341
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 15, 2020
Start (actual)
Apr 15, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 15, 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

  • Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates anti-epidemic medical equipment to Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 15, 2020, the Chinese Embassy held a donation ceremony for its donation of anti-epidemic medical equipment consisting of: 2,000 units of N95 masks, 2,000 units of medical protective gowns, 2,000 units of medical eye patches, 10,000 units of disposable medical gloves, 10,000 units of disposable medical shoe covers, 500 units of thermometers frontal and 10,000 units of medical masks to the Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. The purpose of the medical materials was to help prevention efforts against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Peng Jintao, the Chinese Ambassador to Benin, was present at the ceremony. The Office of the World Food Program in Benin for provided logistics support for delivery of the medical supplies.

Staff comments

1. On the same day, Benin's Overseas Chinese Association donated 8,800,000 FCFA to Benin's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (see Record ID#58397). AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.