China South-South Cooperation Fund donates $1,000,000 USD to UNICEF for COVID-19 relief
Commitment amount
$ 1000000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1000000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China South-South Cooperation Fund [State-owned Fund]
Recipient
Ghana
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On February 26, 2021, China donated $1 million USD from the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund to a UNICEF program that will help Ghana respond the COVID-19 pandemic. This money will be used to help the government of Ghana improve newborn care and child health, prevent, detect and treat severe acute malnutrition. The COVID-19 pandemic had worsened already tenuous conditions for child mortality, with the MICS (Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey) estimating between 27 and 56 deaths per 1000 live births respectively. Through this grant, UNICEF will continue supporting the Government of Ghana with the provision of nutrition supplies such as iron-folic tablets, vitamin A supplements, weighing scales and height boards, ready-to-use therapeutic foods, therapeutic milk and essential medicine and neonatal intensive care equipment to help newborns survive and thrive.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Indirect receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Ghana [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) [Intergovernmental Organization]