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Chinese Government donates medical equipment to Nepal for COVID-19 relief in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$876,148
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•NepalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NepalSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 9, 2020
Start (actual)
May 9, 2020
End (actual)
May 11, 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 Nepal

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Nepal

Loan description

Chinese Government donates medical equipment to Nepal for COVID-19 relief in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 9 and 10, 2020, the Chinese Government donated medical supplies to Nepal. The supplies arrived in two batches in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The donation included 40,000 units of novel coronavirus nucleic acid diagnostic kit, 10,000 pieces of disposable coveralls, 10,000 pieces of medical goggles, 20,000 pieces of N95 face masks, and 800,000 pieces of surgical masks. This donation was made to aid Nepal in COVID-19 response efforts. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation on May 11, 2020 at the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal. Hou Yanqi, China’s Ambassador to Nepal, and Nepal’s Minister of Health and Population, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, attended the event and delivered speeches. At the ceremony, Ambassador Hou Yanqi handed over the medical supplies to Nepal on behalf of the Chinese government.

Staff comments

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.