Chinese Government donates 4 sets of nucleic acid testing instruments to Mongolia for Covid-19 relief
Commitment amount
$ 43.24392873244008
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 43.24
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Mongolia
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On November 30, 2020, 4 sets of "automatic nucleic acid testing instruments and reagents" donated by the Chinese Government arrived in Mongolia, according to the Belt and Road Portal. This aid project is part of China's Covid-19 relief program toward Mongolia, and the tools are to be used to discover the origins of the strain of COVID-19 circulating in Mongolia at that time. The handover ceremony took place on December 10, 2020. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.
Additional details
1. Commitment Date is estimated to be November 30, 2020 based on the date that the nucleic acid testing instruments and reagents arrived in Mongolia. 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
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Mongolia Ministry of Health [Government Agency]
Mongolian National Center for Zoonotic Disease [Government Agency]