Overview

Chinese Government donates USD 2.372 million worth of medical supplies in May 2020 to Colombian Ministry of Health for COVID-19 relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,447,273

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•ColombiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ColombiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 7, 2020

Start (actual): May 7, 2020

End (actual): May 7, 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

Colombia Ministry of Health and Social Protection

Loan description

Chinese Government donates USD 2.372 million worth of medical supplies in May 2020 to Colombian Ministry of Health for COVID-19 relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 7, 2020, the Chinese Government handed over a batch of donated medical supplies to the Colombian Ministry of Health to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The donated medical supplies included 10,000 screening tests, 680,000 face masks, and $1.5 million worth of goggles, gloves, protective suits, infrared thermometers and respirators. The handover was completed by the ambassador of the Government of the People's Republic of China, Lan Hu, and was presented to Chancellor Claudia Blum and Colombian Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz. The total value of the donate supplies is USD 2,372,000.

Staff comments

1. The Transaction Amount is coded as USD 2,372,000 based on Harvard University's estimate of a transaction amount of USD 2,372,000. However multiple official recipient and media sources have reported a USD 1.5 million total value without specifying the additional supplies not included in the USD 1.5 million evaluation.