Overview

Chinese Government donates 1,000 ventilators to Pakistan for COVID-19 treatment in August 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,783,900

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 20, 2020

Start (actual): Aug 13, 2020

End (actual): Aug 13, 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 Pakistan

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 1,000 ventilators to Pakistan for COVID-19 treatment in August 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 13, 2020, the Chinese Government provided 1,000 BiPAP ventilators to Pakistan. The ventilators were committed-to by the Chinese Government on March 20, 2020 and will be used to improve COVID-19 treatment efforts in Pakistan. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Islamabad International Airport, where the ventilators were delivered. China’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, the Chairman of Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal, and the Minister Counselor of the Embassy, Wang Zhihua, attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

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