Overview

Chinese Government donates emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh for COVID-19 relief in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$145,268

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BangladeshDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BangladeshSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 26, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 26, 2020

End (actual): Mar 26, 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

Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Loan description

Chinese Government donates emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh for COVID-19 relief in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 26, 2020, the Chinese government donated emergency medical supplies to the government of Bangladesh. The donation consisted of 15,000 surgical masks, 10,000 COVID-19 test kits, 10,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE), and 1,000 thermometers. The purpose of the donation was to assist Bangladesh in its fight against COVID-19. The Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present to receive the donation.

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.