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Chinese Government donates second batch of anti-epidemic materials to Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health in April 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•AfghanistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AfghanistanSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 23, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 23, 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

  • Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health

Loan description

Chinese Government donates second batch of anti-epidemic materials to Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health in April 2020

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 23, 2020, a handover ceremony was held for the second batch of Anti-Covid-19 from the Chinese government to the Afghan government. The donation consisted of Covid-19 testing kits, N95 masks, surgical masks, medical protective clothing, medical isolation goggles, and infrared forehead thermometers. The total materials filled 727 boxes and weighed 7.2 tons. The handover ceremony was held at Kabul International Airport. At the ceremony, the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan pledged that China would continue to aid Afghanistan in their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The first batch of Chinese Covid-19 aid to Afghanistan was delivered on April 4, 2020 (see Record ID#94547, 95226, 95227, and 95228).