Overview

Chinese Ministry of Commerce donates medical supplies to Argentina's Ministry of Health in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$53,444

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•ArgentinaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ArgentinaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 13, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 13, 2020

End (actual): Apr 15, 2020

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

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Argentina Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
China Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Commerce donates medical supplies to Argentina's Ministry of Health in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On Monday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 15, flights arrived from China in Argentina carrying medical supplies to help fight COVID-19 granted by China's Ministry of Commerce. These two new shipments included 5,000 protective suits, 10,000 protective medical face masks, 50,000 surgical masks, 1,000 face shields, 200 digital thermometers, 1,000 pairs of gloves and 1,000 shoe covers, to be given to the Argentine Ministry of Health. The grant was coordinated by the Foreign Ministries of Argentina and China.

Staff comments

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.