Chinese Government donates 20,000 test kits, 10,000 KN95 masks, 100,000 surgical masks, 10,000 PPE coveralls, 1,000 goggles, and 50,000 gloves to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health (Linked to Project ID#95172 and #95526)
Commitment amount
$ 349123.2469463009
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 349123.25
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sri Lanka
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On April 27, 2020, the Chinese Government donated 20,000 test kits, 10,000 KN95 masks, 100,000 surgical masks, 10,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls, 1,000 protective goggles, and 50,000 surgical gloves to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation. Hu Wei, the Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy, attended the ceremony and delivered the supplies to Pavithra Wanniarachchi, the Sri Lankan Health Minister. This was the second batch of the Chinese Government's COVID-19 aid to Sri Lanka; the first batch is captured by linked Project ID#95172 and the third batch is captured by linked Project ID#95526.
Additional details
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Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
10
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Sri Lanka Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine [Government Agency]