Overview

Chinese government donates RMB 700,000 worth of medical supplies to the Dominican Republic to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$722,214

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: Apr 13, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 13, 2020

End (actual): Apr 13, 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

Loan description

Chinese government donates RMB 700,000 worth of medical supplies to the Dominican Republic to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 13, 2020, a batch of anti-epidemic materials was donated from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to the Ministry of Public Health in the Dominican Republic. These materials have a monetary value of 700,000 RMB (approximately USD 100,000). The supplies donated include 1,000 pieces of disposable medical protective clothing, 1,000 medical protective goggles, 100 hand-held infrared thermometers, 1,000 protective face masks, 500 pairs of surgical gloves and 500 pairs of medical isolation shoe covers. These supplies will be used towards efforts of the Dominican Republic to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and to improve capacity in intensive care units. The Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Juan Ariel Jiménez, and the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the Dominican Republic, Zhang Run, signed the act of delivery of the donation at the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development headquarters.