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Chinese Government Donates Medical Supplies to Tongan Ministry of Health to fight Covid-19 (linked to Record ID#93605)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,057,497
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•TongaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TongaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 20, 2020

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The handover ceremony took place at Vaiola Hospital in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/307252509

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

  • Tonga Ministry of Health

Loan desecription

Chinese Government Donates Medical Supplies to Tongan Ministry of Health to fight Covid-19 (linked to Record ID#93605)

Narrative

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Project narrative

According to a press release by the Tongan government, on May 19th, 2020 the Chinese government donated medical supplies to the Ministry of Health to aid their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The list of supplies donated included 100 infrared thermometers, 500 diagnostic kits, 2,700 medical disposable protective garments, 1,000 surgical shoe covers, 2,000 disposable rubber surgical gloves, 1,000 medical disposable face shields, 1,500 protective goggles, 74,700 face masks and 260 units of hand sanitizer gel. The handover ceremony took place at the Vaiola hospital in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. In attendance were Chinese ambassador to Tonga, Cao Xiaolin, and Tongan Minister for Health Dr. Amelia Afuha’amango Tu’ipulotu. The donation of the medical supplies was accompanied by a concurrent donation of US$250,000 from the China – Pacific Island Countries Joint COVID-19 Response Fund (see Record ID#93605).

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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.