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Overview

Bank of China donates second batch of 10,000 masks to South Africa (linked to Record ID#93779, 87211, 93780, and 93792)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,095
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 1, 2020
End (actual)
May 9, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Bank of China (BOC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of South Africa

Loan description

Bank of China donates second batch of 10,000 masks to South Africa (linked to Record ID#93779, 87211, 93780, and 93792)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In spring of 2020, Bank of China Limited Johannesburg Branch donated two batches of 10,000 masks each to South Africa. This project captures the second such donation. 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 (see Record ID#93779). The next was 100,000 masks, 600 protective suits, and 5 ventilators to South Africa Ministry of Health on May 7, 2020 (see Record ID#87211). The final donation was 20,000 masks to KwaZulu-Natal on May 9, 2020 (see Record ID#93792). The other two donations were for 10,000 masks and were delivered at an unknown date before May 9, 2020. The first of these donations are captured in Record ID#93780, and the second is captured by this project.

Staff comments

1. The number of masks in this donation was calculated from the aggregate totals. 100,000 masks + 20,000 masks + 30,000 masks = 150,000 masks. 170,000 masks - 150,000 masks = 20,000 masks. 20,000 / 2 remaining donations = 10,000 masks in each donation. 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.