Overview

Chinese government donates masks and protective gear to El Salvador in July 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$228,529

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•El SalvadorDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•El SalvadorSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 28, 2020

Start (actual): Jun 28, 2020

End (actual): Jun 28, 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

Government of El Salvador

Loan description

Chinese government donates masks and protective gear to El Salvador in July 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 28, 2020, the Chinese Government donated 400,000 surgical masks, 50,000 N95 masks and 5,000 protective suits to the Salvadoran Government. The medical supplies is intended to support health personnel in El Salvador with the Covid-19 pandemic. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.

Staff comments

1. The social media sources are from the Chinese embassy's official channels, but they are not backed by an article on their website. 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.