Chinese Embassy donates 100,000 face masks and 20,000 test kits to Sri Lanka Ministry of Health
Commitment amount
$ 295515.07083170576
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 295515.07
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sri Lanka
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On March 20, 2020, Chinese Ambassador Hu Wei handed off a donation of 100,000 face masks (which included 10,000 N-95 masks) and 20,000 COVID-19 tests to Sri Lanka's Health Minister Pavitra Vanniarachchi. Furthermore, on the same day, Health Minister Vanniarachchi asked Ambassador Hu Wei for the provision of 100,000 units of personal protective equipment.
Additional details
1. The source mentions "the Ambassador donated one lakh of face masks including 10,000 N-95 masks and 20,000 test kits...", therefore AidData codes the total number of masks donated as 100,000 units because one lakh is equivalent to 100,000 according to Google's Oxford Languages. 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.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Sri Lanka Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine [Government Agency]