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Chinese Government donates the first batch of anti-COVID-19 pandemic supplies to Guinea in April 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuineaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 1, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 18, 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 Guinea

Loan description

Chinese Government donates the first batch of anti-COVID-19 pandemic supplies to Guinea in April 2020

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 18th, 2020, the Chinese government donates the first batch of anti-COVID-19 supplies to Guinea has arrived in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Guinea is one of 18 African countries that received part of this donation, which was sent to Ghana in early April and then distributed amongst each recipient country. The materials included in the total donation to Africa included personal protective equipment, N95 face masks, medical protective suits, goggles, gloves, infrared thermometers and artificial respirators. Chinese Ambassador Huang Wei, Minister of Cooperation Keita, and Guinea Minister of Health Rama co-chaired the handover ceremony. Representatives from the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme in Guinea attended the ceremony. The Guinean health department expresses its deep gratitude to the Chinese government and will properly arrange the use of materials to improve the ability to respond to the pandemic.