Overview

Chinese Government donates medical supplies including 40,000 PCR tests and 20,000 antibody tests to Georgia in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$602,326

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•GeorgiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GeorgiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 29, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 29, 2020

End (actual): Apr 29, 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

Georgia Ministry of Health
Government of Georgia

Loan description

Chinese Government donates medical supplies including 40,000 PCR tests and 20,000 antibody tests to Georgia in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 29, 2020, the Chinese Government donated 52 tons of medical supplies to Georgia. The donation included personal protective equipment, masks, medical gloves, shoe covers, 40,000 PCR tests, and 20,000 antibody tests. This donation is intended to assist Georgia in detecting and preventing COVID-19. A handover ceremony was held for this donation on April 29, 2020 at the Tbilisi International Airport. Li Yan, China’s Ambassador to Georgia, Alexander Khvtisiashvili, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and Zotsko Rauri, the Deputy Minister of Health of Georgia, jointly attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

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