China Star donates medical equipment to Rwanda for the fight against Covid-19 in April 2020
Commitment amount
$ 49435.0029714744
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 49435.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Star [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Rwanda
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On April 1, 2020, China Star, a Chinese construction company, donated medical equipment to Rwanda. The donated equipment included 60,000 surgical masks, 600 medical protective suits, 1,000 KN95 masks, 510 N95 masks and 908 disposable surgical suits. This is China Star's second donation of pandemic supplies to Rwanda. The first donation, on March 21, 2020, consisted of 96 nucleic acid testing kits (see project ID#92438). According to Wang Jiaxin, the Economic and Commercial Counselor at Chinese Embassy in Rwanda, the donation has been sent to a warehouse of RwandAir in Guangzhou, China. The transportation of the donation will be handled by the Rwandan Government.
Additional details
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.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Rwanda [Government Agency]