Project ID: 93399

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

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Burkina Faso

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

COVID

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2020-04-06

Actual complete

2020-04-28

Description

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.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Burkina Faso [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) [NGO/CSO/Foundation]