Overview

Tibet Autonomous Region donates medical supplies to Nepal for COVID-19 relief in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$100,633

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•NepalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NepalSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 22, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 22, 2020

End (actual): Apr 22, 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

Government of Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Nepal

Loan description

Tibet Autonomous Region donates medical supplies to Nepal for COVID-19 relief in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 22, 2020, the Tibet Autonomous Region of China donated COVID-19 supplies to Nepal. The supplies included 10,000 N95 masks, 10,000 PPEs, 1,000 infrared thermometers, 2 PCR machines, 2,000 testing kits (including 20,000 VTMs), and 50 boxes of disinfectant wet wipes. This donation was made to improve COVID-19 response efforts in Nepal. The monetary value of this donation is an estimated USD $97,538 (Rs 8 million). The supplies arrived in Nepal from the Tibet Region via the China-Nepal Friendship Bridge at Zhangmu-Tatopani port in Nepal. Then, on April 22, 2020, the supplies were handed over to Roshan Pokharel, a senior expert of Nepal’s Ministry of Health.

Staff comments

1. The Tibet Autonomous Region is also titled the Xizang Autonomous Region of China. This alternative title may appear in sources.