Chinese Government donates four shipments of anti-epidemic medical supplies to the Government of Uganda

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On April 28, 2020, the Government of China, represented by Ambassador Zheng Zhuqiang, handed over a shipment of anti-epidemic supplies to the Government of Uganda, represented by Uganda's Minister of Health, Jane Aceng. At the handover ceremony, the two sides signed the intergovernmental handover certificate of the anti-epidemic materials, and Ambassador Zhuqiang stated that this shipment was the first batch of anti-epidemic supplies to fight COVID-19, and that more would be arriving in the following months. The first shipment consisted of 10,000 surgical masks; 2,000 N95 masks; 2,000 sets of disposable protective clothing; 500 infrared thermometers; 2,000 pairs of medical protective goggles; 10,000 pairs of medical gloves; and 10,000 pairs of medical isolation shoe covers. The second shipment arrived in Uganda on July 15, 2020. Details about the exact contents of the donation are unknown, but the supplies were donated to be used by clinicians at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Kampala. The value of the second shipment was 60 million shillings (approximately USD $16,440). The third shipment arrived on September 23, 2020. This shipment included COVID-19 testing kits and ventilators. At the handover ceremony, the two sides also signed an agreement for joint hospital cooperation in the fight against the pandemic. The fourth shipment arrived on April 14, 2021. It primarily contained new coronavirus nucleic acid detection reagents.