Overview

Chinese government provides COVID-19 equipment to Laos in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$316,862

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Lao People's Democratic RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Lao People's Democratic RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 30, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 30, 2020

End (actual): Mar 30, 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

Government of Laos

Loan description

Chinese government provides COVID-19 equipment to Laos in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 30, 2020, the Chinese government donated COVID-19 equipment to Laos. The donated equipment included 2,016 testing kits, 5,000 sets of protective clothing and 405,000 face masks. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony took place in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Laos, Wang Qihui, and Lao Deputy Health Minister, Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

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