Gansu province donates 9,000 boxes of traditional Chinese medicine granules to Thailand in August 2021
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Gansu Provincial Government [Government Agency]
Recipient
Thailand
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On August 11, 2021, the Gansu Province of China sent 9,000 boxes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) granules in order to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Gansu is a major TCM production base in China and has a long history of growing herbs used in the Chinese system of medicine. The Gansu University of Chinese Medicine is prominent producer and supported this shipment. The type of TCM that made up this donation is said to prevent mild COVID-19 cases from becoming severe ones. It is unclear exactly what type of medicine this was, or the monetary value of this donation.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Thailand Ministry of Public Health [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine [Government Agency]