Overview

Chinese Government donates medical protective equipment to Burkina Faso in April 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Burkina FasoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Burkina FasoSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 6, 2020

End (actual): Apr 28, 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 Burkina Faso

Implementing agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates medical protective equipment to Burkina Faso in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 28, 2020, the handover ceremony of the Chinese government's aid to the Burkina Faso government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic was held at the Ministry of Health. Ambassador Li Jian in Burkina Faso and Minister of Health of Burkina Faso Ms. Lugai signed the handover certificate on behalf of the two governments respectively. A total of more than 40 officials from the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso, medical experts and representatives of medical and nursing staff attended the handover ceremony. The donation included gloves, coveralls, masks, face shields, and other protective clothing. The donation arrived from China in Ghana on April 6, 2020. The United Nations’ Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Accra dispatched the supplies to Burkina Faso.