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First Lady of China donates medical supplies to First Lady of Rwanda for the fight against Covid-19 on July 7, 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,834,086
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
Jul 7, 2020
End (actual)
Jul 7, 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

  • Office of the First Lady - China

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Office of the First Lady - Rwanda

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD)

Loan description

First Lady of China donates medical supplies to First Lady of Rwanda for the fight against Covid-19 on July 7, 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 7, 2020, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) received 120,000 body temperature testers and 18,000 surgical face masks from the First Lady of China, Peng Liyuan. The supplies were a donation for the First Lady of Rwanda, Jeannette Kagame, and were delivered to Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the Director General of RBC. The First Lady of China donated the supplies to the Organization of African First Ladies, which then donated supplies to Rwanda. The handover ceremony was held at the MPPC warehouse of Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) in Kigali. The Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda, Xing Yuchun, the Advisor to the First Lady of Rwanda, Radegonde Ndejuru, and RBC’s Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) is also known as Centre Biomédical du Rwanda. 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.