Project ID: 93552

Chinese Government provides anti-epidemic supplies to Benin in March 2021

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Benin

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

2021-03-04

Actual start

2021-03-04

Actual complete

2021-03-04

Description

On March 4,2021, the Chinese Government delivered a shipment of anti-epidemic medical aid to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Benin. The purpose of this donation is to support Benin’s COVID-19 response efforts. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation. Peng Jingtao, China’s Ambassador to Benin, and Um Patan, the Minister of Health of Benin attended the ceremony. Following the handover of materials, the two sides signed the "Agreement of Intent between the Health Commission of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Benin on Establishing a Cooperation Mechanism for Counterpart Hospitals." This agreement will allow increased cooperation between hospitals in the two countries concerning COVID-19.

Additional details

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

3

Download the dataset

Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Benin Ministry of Health [Government Agency]