Overview

Guangxi Autonomous Region donated 800,000 doses of SinoPharm Vaccine and Medical Equipment Supplies worth USD $9.7 million to Vietnam

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$8,944,774

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Viet NamDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Viet NamSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 11, 2021

Start (actual): Sep 11, 2021

End (actual): Oct 22, 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

Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Viet Nam

Loan description

Guangxi Autonomous Region donated 800,000 doses of SinoPharm Vaccine and Medical Equipment Supplies worth USD $9.7 million to Vietnam

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 11, 2021, China agreed to donating 800,000 SinoPharm vaccines, an ECMO machine, and other medical supplies to Vietnam. The donation was reported to cost USD $9.7 million. Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son talked on the phone with Party Secretary of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lu Xinshe on September 14, congratulating Guangxi on its achievements in recent years, especially in controlling the pandemic and maintaining socio-economic development momentum, as well as its successful organization of the 18th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO). Son thanked Guangxi for its decision to grant 800,000 doses of SinoPharm vaccine and medical equipment and supplies in support of Viet Nam’s pandemic prevention and control. The donation arrived on October 22, 2021.