Overview

Chinese Government donates RD $1 million to Dominican Republic for INTEC ventilator production in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$18,212

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Dominican RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Dominican RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 3, 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

Dominican Republic Ministry of Public Health

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates RD $1 million to Dominican Republic for INTEC ventilator production in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In May of 2020, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Dominican Republic donated RD $1 million to the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC). This donation will be used to manufacture 100 low-cost mechanical fans that can aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The ventilators are Ambu (Airway Mask Bag Unit) models. These ventilators will go to the Ministry of Health of the Dominican Republic. This donation was completed through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. INTEC is manufacturing mechanical ventilators to alleviate the needs of the Dominican healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ventilators are non-invasive devices designed to sustain respiration of patients. This donation of RD $1 million from China to manufacture these ventilators joins a set of other initiatives and agreements between INTEC and the Ministry of Public Health.