Chinese Government donates first batch of anti-COVID-19 pandemic medical supplies to Madagascar in May 2020 (linked to project ID#91915 and 91912)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Madagascar
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On May 2, 2020, the Chinese Ambassador to Madagascar Yang Xiaorong went to Ivato International Airport to attend the handover ceremony of the first batch of anti-pandemic material projects from the Chinese government to Madagascar. He signed the project handover certificate with the Madagascar Minister of Public Health Ahmad Amhad on behalf of the two governments. Minister of Transport of Madagascar, Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, and Economic and Commercial Counselor Liang Shaomin attended the ceremony. According to FOCAC, the donation included surgical and N95-type masks, protective suits, thermometers, goggles, gloves and shoe covers for health professionals. The monetary value of the donation was not specified. The second donation was received in July 2020 (see project ID#91915), and the third donation was received in August 2020 (see project ID#91912).
Additional details
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Madagascar Ministry of Public Health [Government Agency]