Overview

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs donates medical equipment to Peru Ministry of Health for coronavirus response

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$148,157

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•PeruDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PeruSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 26, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 26, 2020

End (actual): Apr 26, 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

China Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Peru Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) (MINSA)
Peru National Institute of Health (INS)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI)

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs donates medical equipment to Peru Ministry of Health for coronavirus response

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 26, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs donated a batch of various medical equipment to the Peruvian Ministry of Health to assist during the coronavirus pandemic. The donation included over 10,000 tests, 10,000 masks, 2,000 pairs of medical glasses, 2,000 pairs of medical gloves, and 500 thermometers. The Chinese embassy in Peru and Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), along with the donor and recipient agencies, assisted with the transportation of these materials. Within the Peruvian Ministry of Health, the test kits were handed to the Peruvian National Institute of Health (INS).

Staff comments

1. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please seehttps://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200417-catalogue-v1.pdf for details.