Chinese Government donates 470,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $8.46 million in July 2021
Commitment amount
$ 8460000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 8460000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Nigeria
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On July 23, 2021, the Chinese Government donated 470,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Nigeria. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, made the donation to the Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja, Nigeria. The donation came after the Government of Nigeria had to stop administering vaccines on July 8, 2021 due to a lack of vaccine supply
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm or Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the July 2021 donation as $8.46 million.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Nigeria [Government Agency]