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Overview

Chinese government provides medical supplies to Syria in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$20,238
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Syrian Arab RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Syrian Arab RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 16, 2020
Start (actual)
Apr 16, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 16, 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 Syria

Loan description

Chinese government provides medical supplies to Syria in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 16, 2020, the Chinese government donated two boxes of medical supplies to Syria. The supplies included 2,016 COVID-19 testing kits and other medical supplies that will be used to improve COVID-19 response efforts in Syria. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Damascus International Airport. China’s Ambassador to Syria, Feng Biao, and various Syrian officials attended the ceremony. This donation was noted by the Chinese Embassy to be the first in a series of promised pandemic supplies donations.

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.