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Chinese government provides medical supplies to Panama Ministry of Health in December 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$989,671
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•PanamaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PanamaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 24, 2020
Start (actual)
Dec 24, 2020
End (actual)
Dec 24, 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

  • Shaanxi Provincial Government
  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Panama Ministry of Health (MINSA)

Loan description

Chinese government provides medical supplies to Panama Ministry of Health in December 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On December 24, 2020, the Chinese government provided medical supplies to Panama’s Ministry of Health. This donation included 3,072 PCR test kits and 35 UCI ventilators. These will be used for Panama’s COVID-19 prevention efforts. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. According to a tweet from the Chinese Ambassador, Wei Qiang, the government of Shaanxi province assisted in arranging the donation. A virtual handover ceremony took place for this donation. China’s Ambassador to Panama, Wei Qiang, Vice Minister in charge of Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation, Ana Luisa Castro Novey, Counselor Minister Li Wuji, Advisor to the General Directorate of the National Oncology Institute, Dr. Aníbal Villa-Real Cruz, and Thays Noriega, the Director of International Affairs and Technical Cooperation of the Ministry of Health, attended the ceremony.

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.