Overview

China donates NAD 4.3 million in COVID-19 equipment to Namibia in July 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$269,202

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•NamibiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NamibiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 15, 2020

Start (actual): Jul 15, 2020

End (actual): Jul 15, 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

Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services

Loan description

China donates NAD 4.3 million in COVID-19 equipment to Namibia in July 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 15, 2020, China donated PPE consignments worth N$4.3 million (260,000 U.S. dollars). The donation included 150 000 surgical masks, 5 000 medical disposable protective clothing, 15 000 protective face masks for medical use, 7 000 medical protective goggles, 7 000 pairs of disposable sterilized rubber surgical gloves, and 3 000 pairs of medical isolation shoe covers. Namibian Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula and Chinese Ambassador to Namibia Zhang Yiming attended the handover ceremony in Windhoek, Namibia.