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Overview

Chinese Government donates 10 million Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $180 million in May 2022

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$170,085,444
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 18, 2022
Start (actual)
May 18, 2022
End (actual)
May 28, 2022

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

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 10 million Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $180 million in May 2022

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Between May 18 and May 29, 2022, the Chinese Government delivered 10 million donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses, 13 million donated COVID-19 vaccine syringes and two donated mobile laboratory vehicles to the Government of Myanmar. The vaccines were to be used in the inoculation of children aged five to 12 years old, and the two mobile laboratory vehicles were to be used at the country's border checkpoints. On May 29, a handover ceremony was held at Yangon International Airport. Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, Chen Hai and Myanmar's Minister of Health, Thet Khaing Win attended. In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 23.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Myanmar.

Staff comments

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 May 2022 donation as $180 million.