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Chinese government provides anti-epidemic materials to Botswana in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$178,799
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BotswanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BotswanaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 29, 2020
Start (actual)
May 29, 2020
End (actual)
Jun 1, 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 Botswana

Loan description

Chinese government provides anti-epidemic materials to Botswana in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 29, 2020, the Chinese government donated anti-epidemic materials to the government of Botswana. The materials included 15,000 protective medical face masks, 150,000 surgical masks, 3,000 medical protective isolation shoe covers, 5,000 pieces of disposable protective clothing, 7,000 medical protective goggles and 7,000 disposable sterilized rubber surgical gloves to the Government of Botswana. These materials will be used for COVID-19 prevention efforts by front-line anti-epidemic workers such as doctors, nurses, and border inspectors. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana on May 29, 2020. This batch of materials was delivered over two separate days with the first arrival being on May 29, 2020 and the second flight arriving on June 1, 2022. This unique delivery scenario was due to international flight capacity constraints. China’s Ambassador to Botswana Zhao Yanbo and Botswana Minister of Health went to the airport for the handover ceremony on May 29, 2020.

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.