Chinese Government donates 700,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $12.6 million in June 2021 (Linked to Project ID#94565 and 94619)
Commitment amount
$ 12600000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 12600000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Afghanistan
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 1,700,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan. The Chinese Government delivered 700,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan on June 10, 2021 (as captured via Project ID#94564). Then, on December 8, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 800,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan (as captured via Project ID#94565). One day later, on December 9, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan (as captured via Project ID#94619).
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the June 2021 donation as $12.6 million.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
9
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Afghanistan [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Afghanistan [Government Agency]