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Overview

People's Liberation Army of China donates 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Myanmar

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$8,299,275
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2021
Start (actual)
May 2, 2021
End (actual)
May 2, 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

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Loan description

People's Liberation Army of China donates 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Myanmar

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 2, 2021, 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the People's Liberation Army of China arrived in Yangon, Myanmar. The donation will be distributed to hospitals throughout Myanmar. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi had previously promised 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the government of Myanmar in January 2021.

Staff comments

1. The commitment was estimated to be sometime in January 2021 based on a meeting between Chinese and Burmese government officials listed in source 176605. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.