Overview

China donates 5th shipment of anti-pandemic supplies to Venezuela in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,339,766

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•VenezuelaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VenezuelaSector•Disaster Prevention And PreparednessFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2020

End (actual): May 12, 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

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC)
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Venezuela

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV)

Loan description

China donates 5th shipment of anti-pandemic supplies to Venezuela in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 12 May 2020, the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party donated its fifth shipment of anti-pandemic materials to the government of Venezuela on behalf of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The donations amounted to 46 tons of supplies and included more than 3.8 million masks, more than 80,000 diagnostic tests, 51,000 protective suits, 11,000 disposable gloves and 3,000 protective glasses, among other materials. The materials will be used in Venezuela's fight against Covid-19 and the donation represents cooperation and partnership between China and Venezuela.

Staff comments

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.