Overview

China Star donates 96 nucleic acid tests to Rwanda Ministry of Health to test for COVID-19 in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$964

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: Mar 21, 2020

End (actual): Mar 21, 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

Rwanda Ministry of Health

Loan desecription

China Star donates 96 nucleic acid tests to Rwanda Ministry of Health to test for COVID-19 in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 21, 2020, the Chinese construction company, China Star, donated 96 nucleic acid diagnostic kits to Rwanda’s Ministry of Health. A handover ceremony was held for this donation. The tests will be used to test for COVID-19 throughout Rwanda. This was the first pandemic donation from China Star to Rwanda. The second donation was delivered on April 1, 2020, and consisted of various types of protective supplies (see Record ID#92431).

Staff comments

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