Overview

Several Chinese provinces donated medical supplies for the COVID-19 pandemic to Vietnamese provinces

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$141

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: Jul 11, 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

Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vietnam Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Viet Nam

Loan description

Several Chinese provinces donated medical supplies for the COVID-19 pandemic to Vietnamese provinces

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

The Chinese provinces of Honghe Prefecture, Wenshan Prefecture, Hekou County, and Baodinh City, along with the China’s Yunnan Provincial Private Entrepreneurs Association handed over medical supplies worth VND3.5 billion ($150,862) to five Vietnamese provinces in aid of preventing the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations went to five Vietnamese provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, and Yen Bai. The medical supplies included five tons of antiseptic solution; 650,000 medical masks; 50,000 N95 masks; 3,000 protective suits; 1,000 goggles; 350 remote temperature monitors; and 100 medical ventilators. They were given to the Vietnamese Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs to be distributed amongst provinces.