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Overview

China donates anti-epidemic materials to Belgrade, Serbia in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$15,476,007
Commitment Year2020Country of ActivitySerbiaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationSerbiaSectorHealthFlow TypeGrant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 1, 2020
Start (actual)
May 9, 2020
End (actual)
May 26, 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 Serbia

Loan description

China donates anti-epidemic materials to Belgrade, Serbia in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 9th, 2020, a freight train carrying medical supplies left Wuhan, China for Belgrade, Serbia. This train arrived in Serbia on May 26th, 2020. This train carried almost 300 metric tons of anti-epidemic supplies worth more than $15 million. The supplies included 16 million nonsurgical masks, 7.4 million surgical masks, 10,000 nonsurgical protective suits, 220,000 surgical protective suits, goggles, thermometers and medical devices. The cargo included donations from China, Chinese companies, and items bought by Serbians. The purpose of this donation is to help Serbia fight against the pandemic.