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Overview

Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in May 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,659,855
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•ArmeniaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ArmeniaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 28, 2021
Start (actual)
May 2, 2021
End (actual)
May 7, 2021

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

  • Armenia Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy
  • Government of Armenia

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in May 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 28, 2021, Minister of Health of Armenia, Anahit Avanesyan, announced that the Chinese Government would donate 100,000 vaccines, enough to vaccinate 50,000 people. Then, on May 2, 2021, the donation of 100,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Yerevan International Airport in the capital of Armenia. China’s Ambassador to Armenia Fan Yong, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Adonci, and representatives of the Ministry of Health went to the airport to greet them. On May 7, 2021, the handover ceremony for this donation was held at the Ministry of Health of Armenia. Ambassador Fan Yong and the Minister of Health Avanezian signed the handover certificate on behalf of their respective governments.

Staff comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the May 2021 donation as $1.8 million.