Chinese Government donates 2 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $36 million in October 2021
Commitment amount
$ 36000000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 36000000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Myanmar
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On October 13, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 1 million donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Myanmar. The donation arrived at Yangon International Airport. Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai held a video handover ceremony and signed a handover certificate with Myanmar Minister of Health Thei Khai Win. An additional 1 million vaccines arrived October 14.
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm/Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the October 2021 donation as $36 million.
Number of official sources
5
Number of total sources
26
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports [Government Agency]