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Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co., Ltd donates 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Pakistan in November 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,844,283
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 12, 2021
Start (actual)
Nov 12, 2021
End (actual)
Nov 12, 2021

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 companies

  • Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co., Ltd

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Pakistan

Loan description

Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co., Ltd donates 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Pakistan in November 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 12, 2021, Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co., Ltd, a Chinese national high-tech enterprise, provided 100,000 COVID-19 nucleic acid test kits and sample releaser buffers to Pakistan. In addition to the testing kits, Wuhan Easy Diagnosis offered free technical guidance in using the donated tests. This donation will be used to improve Pakistan’s COVID-19 detection efforts. The monetary value of this donation is an estimated 12.9 million yuan (USD $2 million). A handover ceremony was held for this donation and was specifically organized to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. Moin ul Hauqe, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Li Xikui, the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and Sha Zukang, the Chairman of the China-Pakistan Friendship Association attended the ceremony.