Overview

China’s Sinopharm International Corporation (Sinopharm) donates 30,000 COVID-19 tests to Sri Lanka Ministry of Health in May 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$594,279

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 10, 2020

Start (actual): May 10, 2020

End (actual): May 10, 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 Sinopharm International Corporation

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Sri Lanka Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

Loan description

China’s Sinopharm International Corporation (Sinopharm) donates 30,000 COVID-19 tests to Sri Lanka Ministry of Health in May 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 10, 2020, China’a Sinopharm International Corporation (Sinopharm) donated 30,000 navel coronavirus nucleic acid diagnostic kits to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services. This donation was made to improve Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response efforts. This donation was worth USD $576,000.