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Chinese government donates medical supplies to Rwanda Ministry of Health to fight against Covid-19 in April 2020 (linked to Record ID#92429)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$50,039
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•RwandaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•RwandaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 26, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 26, 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

  • Rwanda Ministry of Health

Loan description

Chinese government donates medical supplies to Rwanda Ministry of Health to fight against Covid-19 in April 2020 (linked to Record ID#92429)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 26, 2020, a handover ceremony took place for the donation of medical supplies from the Chinese Government to Rwanda.The ceremony was held at the MPPC warehouse of Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) in Kigali. The Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda, Rao Hongwei, the Minister of Health of Rwanda, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, and officials from RBC attended the ceremony. During the ceremony, the supplies were handed over to the Ministry of Health of Rwanda. The supplies included 2,000 N95 face masks, 10,000 surgical masks, 2,000 items of disposable protective clothing, 500 infrared thermometers, 2,000 medical protective goggles, 10,000 pairs of shoes covers, and disposable sterilized rubber surgical gloves. This is the first official batch of emergency supplies that the Chinese Government has donated to Rwanda. A second batch arrived in September of 2020 (see Record ID#92429).

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.