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China donated USD $11,700 worth of medical supplies to Chile's Ministry of Health

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,071
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•ChileDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ChileSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 21, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 21, 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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chile Ministry of Health

Loan description

China donated USD $11,700 worth of medical supplies to Chile's Ministry of Health

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 21st 2020, the Chinese government donated USD $11,700 worth of medical supplies to Chile’s Ministry of Health. This donation included masks, protective clothing and infrared thermometers. According to a tweet from the Chinese Embassy in Chile (Source ID# 157072), the donation consisted of 11,000 "sanitary materials" and 6750 masks. The purpose of this donation is to assist Chile in fighting against the pandemic. The donation was received by Minister of Health Jaime Mañalich.

Staff comments

1. The transaction amount coded comes from Harvard's "Replication Data for: China’s Foreign Aid Political Drivers: Lessons from a Novel Dataset of Mask Diplomacy in Latin America During the COVID-19 Pandemic,"(Source ID# 156142) and is an estimation based on the materials.