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Overview

Bank of China donates medical supplies worth ZAR 2 million to South Africa Department of Health in May 2020 (linked to Record ID#93779, 93780, 93791, and 93792)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$125,210
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 7, 2020
Start (actual)
May 7, 2020
End (actual)
May 7, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Bank of China (BOC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • South African Department of Health

Loan description

Bank of China donates medical supplies worth ZAR 2 million to South Africa Department of Health in May 2020 (linked to Record ID#93779, 93780, 93791, and 93792)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 07, 2020, Bank of China Johannesburg Branch donated 100,000 disposable medical masks, 600 sets of protective clothing, and five respirators to South Africa's Department of Health to relieve the shortage of medical supplies in South Africa. These supplies were worth ZAR 2 million. South African Secretary of Health Zweli Mkhize and BOC Johannesburg Branch's chairman Li Tao attended the handover ceremony. Bank of China donated five batches of pandemic materials to South Africa in spring of 2020. In aggregate, the donation consisted of 170,000 masks, 600 protective suits, and 5 ventilators. The first donation consisted of 30,000 masks to Gauteng province on April 14, 2020 (see Record ID#93779). The next was 100,000 masks, 600 protective suits, and 5 ventilators to South Africa Ministry of Health on May 7, 2020, as captured by this project. The final donation was 20,000 masks to KwaZulu-Natal on May 9, 2020 (see Record ID#93792). The other two donations were for 10,000 masks and were delivered at an unknown date before May 9, 2020. These donations are captured in Record ID#93780 and 93791 respectively.