Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinpharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in April 2021
Commitment amount
$ 1800000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1800000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
SINOPHARM Group Co. Ltd. [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Mauritius
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On April 13, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines as well as 102,400 syringes to the Government of Mauritius. Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alan Ganoo, Minister of Health and Wellness Kailesh Jagutpal and Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Mauritius Gong Yufeng attended the vaccine ceremony held at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the April 2021 donation as $1.8 million.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
14
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Mauritius [Government Agency]