Chinese Government donates 60,400 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.07 million in September 2021
Commitment amount
$ 1087200.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1087200.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Kiribati
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On September 1, 2021, the Chinese Embassy donated 60,400 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to the Government of Kiribati. The vaccines were delivered to the airport in the capital city of Tarawa. A launching ceremony for the vaccines was held on September 3.
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the September 2021 donation as $1,087,200. 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.
Number of official sources
5
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Kiribati [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Kiribati [Government Agency]