Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co., Ltd donates 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Pakistan in November 2021
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co., Ltd [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
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.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]