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Overview

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 Record ID#95172 and #95526)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$322,520
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 27, 2020
Start (actual)
Apr 27, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 27, 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

  • Sri Lanka Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

Loan description

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 Record ID#95172 and #95526)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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 Record ID#95172 and the third batch is captured by linked Record ID#95526.

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.