Project ID: 94589

Chinese Embassy and China's Sichuan Province jointly donate 1.1 tons of COVID-19 supplies to Nepal in March 2020

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Sichuan Provincial Government [Government Agency]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

Nepal

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

COVID

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2020-03-29

Actual start

2020-03-29

Actual complete

2020-03-29

Description

On March 29, 2020, the first batch of COVID-19 supplies from China to Nepal was handed over. The supplies included medical surgical masks, N95 medical masks, chloroquine phosphate, goggles, non-contact infrared thermometers, protective clothing, and portable respirators. The supplies in total weighed 1.1 tons. This donation was made to aid Nepal in COVID-19 response efforts. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. The donation arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, and a handover ceremony was held. China’s Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, attended the ceremony and handed over the supplies to the Nepalese Minister of Health and Populations. The Secretary of the Ministry, and representatives of Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation in Nepal also attended the event.

Number of official sources

5

Number of total sources

20

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal [Government Agency]