Overview

Chinese Government donates 20,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $360,000 in June 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$331,971

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Antigua and BarbudaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Antigua and BarbudaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 29, 2021

Start (actual): Jun 29, 2021

End (actual): Jun 29, 2021

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

Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Antigua and Barbuda

State-owned Banks

Bank of ALBA

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 20,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $360,000 in June 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 29, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 20,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. The vaccines were transported to Antigua and Barbuda from Beijing by the Venezuelan Government. Funding for the vaccine delivery was also partially provided by the Bank of ALBA through their humanitarian fund. The vaccines arrived at Saint John's airport, where a handover ceremony was held. Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy, Wang Erdong, attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the June 2021 donation as $360,000.