Bank of China donates medical supplies worth ZAR 2 million to South Africa Department of Health in May 2020 (linked to project ID#93779, 93780, 93791, and 93792)
Commitment amount
$ 135538.47116351928
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 135538.47
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Bank of China (BOC) [State-owned Commercial Bank]
Recipient
South Africa
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
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 project 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 project 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 project ID#93780 and 93791 respectively.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
South African Department of Health [Government Agency]