Overview

China donated one million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to Iraq in October 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$16,598,549

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•IraqDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•IraqSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 14, 2021

Start (actual): Oct 14, 2021

End (actual): Oct 14, 2021

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

Iraq Ministry of Health

Loan description

China donated one million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to Iraq in October 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 13, 2021, China donated 1,000,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to Iraq's Ministry of Health. This is the fourth batch of vaccines donated to Iraq, and the shipment arrived at the Baghdad International Airport. The purpose of this donation is to support Iraq and provide assistance in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Staff comments

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