Chinese government provides medical supplies to the Gambia June 2020
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Gambia
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On June 19, 2020, the Chinese government donated medical supplies to the office of the First Lady of the Gambia. These supplies will be used for epidemic prevention in the Gambia. The donation included face masks and forehead thermometers. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Gambia Presidential Palace. Present at the ceremony were Chinese Ambassador Ma Jianchun, First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Claudia Cole. Following the handover of the supplies from the ambassador to the First Lady, the First Lady passed on the supplies to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for classroom use as local primary and secondary schools planned to return to in-person classes.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Gambia [Government Agency]