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Overview

China Star donates medical equipment to Rwanda for the fight against Covid-19 in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$45,668
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 1, 2020
Start (actual)
Apr 1, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 1, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Star

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Rwanda

Loan description

China Star donates medical equipment to Rwanda for the fight against Covid-19 in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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 Record 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.

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.