Overview

China’s Sinopharm International Corporation donates anti-epidemic materials to Sri Lanka Ministry of Health in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$316,123

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: Apr 22, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 22, 2020

End (actual): Apr 22, 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 donates anti-epidemic materials to Sri Lanka Ministry of Health in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 22, 2020, China’s Sinopharm International Corporation (Sinopharm) donated 9,800 medical protective face masks, 97,600 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coveralls, and 1,000 medical goggles to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services. The medical protective face masks were worth USD $33,000, the surgical masks USD $51,000, the disposable coveralls USD $218,400, and the medical goggles USD $4,000. This resulted in a total donation amount of USD $306,400. This donation was made to improve Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 prevention efforts.

Staff comments

1. The donation captured in this project was reported in Line 15 of Source ID#176064. 2. Line 11 of Source ID#174257 lists the donation as received on April 15, 2020. AidData uses the later April 22, 2020 date as Source ID#176064 has more specific unit information.