Project ID: 93779

Bank of China donates 30,000 masks to Gauteng in April 2020 (linked to project ID#93780, 93791,93792, and 87211)

Commitment amount

$ 23453.57705013538

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 23453.58

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Bank of China (BOC) [State-owned Commercial Bank]

Recipient

South Africa

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

2020-04-14

Actual start

2020-04-14

Actual complete

2020-04-14

Geography

Description

On April 14, 2020, Bank of China Limited Johannesburg Branch donated 30,000 masks to Gauteng province. Bank of China donated five batches of pandemic materials to South Africa in spring of 2020. In aggregate, the donation consisted of 170,000 masks, 600 protective suits, and 5 ventilators. The first donation consisted of 30,000 masks to Gauteng province on April 14, 2020, as captured in this project. The next was 100,000 masks, 600 protective suits, and 5 ventilators to South Africa Ministry of Health on May 7, 2020 (see project ID#87211). The final donation was 20,000 masks to KwaZulu-Natal on May 9, 2020 (see project ID#93792). The other two donations were for 10,000 masks and were delivered at an unknown date before May 9, 2020. These donations are captured in project ID#93780 and 93791 respectively.

Additional details

AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Gauteng Provincial Government [Government Agency]