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Overview

Chinese government donates anti-epidemic supplies in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,619,322
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•AlgeriaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AlgeriaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 7, 2020
Start (actual)
May 7, 2020
End (actual)
May 7, 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

  • Government of Algeria

Loan description

Chinese government donates anti-epidemic supplies in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 7, 2020, a handover ceremony was held for a new batch of medical supplies donated by the Chinese government to the Government of Algeria. The supplies, to be used to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, included 5 million surgical masks, 560,000 FFP2 masks, 100,000 diagnostic (test) kits, 15,000 protective goggles, and other supplies. The handover ceremony took place at the Algiers International Airport.

Staff comments

AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.