Overview

Chinese Government donates medical supplies worth Vt $60 million to Vanuatu for fight against COVID-19 (linked to Record ID#89976)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$536,895

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•VanuatuDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VanuatuSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 5, 2020

Start (actual): May 5, 2020

End (actual): May 5, 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 Vanuatu

Loan description

Chinese Government donates medical supplies worth Vt $60 million to Vanuatu for fight against COVID-19 (linked to Record ID#89976)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 5 2020, a handover ceremony was held for the donation of medical supplies and 100,000 USD from the Chinese Government to Vanuatu. They were handed over by Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu Zhou Haicheng to Prime Minister of Vanuatu Bob Loughman. The donation goes towards the fight against COVID-19 and contains medical masks, protective clothing, goggles, forehead thermometers, and ventilators amongst others. These donations amounted to Vt $60 million. This donation comes after Vanuatu has struggled with COVID-19 infections along with the aftermath of Hurricane Harold.