Overview

China Railway Group donates medical supplies to Bangladeshi hospitals for COVID-19 relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$47,378

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: Apr 7, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 7, 2020

End (actual): Apr 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

State-owned companies

China Railway Group Limited (CREC)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

Kurmitola General Hospital and Combined Military Hospital

Loan description

China Railway Group donates medical supplies to Bangladeshi hospitals for COVID-19 relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 7, 2020, the China Railway Group donated 10,080 N95 particulate respirators, 40,000 disposable surgical masks, 1,000 medical protection gowns, 400 medical goggles, and 500 COVID-19 detection kits to Kurmitola General Hospital and Combined Military Hospital in Bangladesh. The purpose of these donations was to help Bangladesh treat patients infected with COVID-19. The monetary value of the donation was unknown.

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.