Overview

China donates 46 ventilators worth XOF 200 million to the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health in July 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$358,496

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Burkina FasoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Burkina FasoSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 29, 2020

End (actual): Jul 29, 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

Burkina Faso Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé)

Loan description

China donates 46 ventilators worth XOF 200 million to the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health in July 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 29, 2020 the Chinese Ambassador to Burkina Faso handed over a donation of 46 ventilators to the Ministry of Health. The ventilators were valued at XOF 200 million. They were to be used on Covid-19 patients to improve their chances of survival.