Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in August 2021
Commitment amount
$ 1800000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1800000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
South Sudan
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In August 2021, the Government of South Sudan announced that the Chinese Government was in the process of transporting 100,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to Juba. The date on which this batch of vaccines was delivered is unknown.
Additional details
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 August 2021 donation as $1.8 million.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of South Sudan [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of South Sudan [Government Agency]