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Overview

Chinese government donates anti-epidemic materials to Myanmar in September 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•MyanmarSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 1, 2021
Start (actual)
Sep 6, 2021
End (actual)
Sep 6, 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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Loan description

Chinese government donates anti-epidemic materials to Myanmar in September 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Between September 3 and September 6 of 2021 a delivery ceremony for a Myanmar-bound donation of anti-epidemic materials was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China and was hosted by the Yunnan Provincial Government. Materials included in the donation were Sinopharm vaccines, respirators, oxygen machines, antigen detection kits, medical protective masks, and medical protective clothing among others. The donation was intended to aid Myanmar in their fight against COVID-19. Among the officials in attendance were Vice Governor of Yunnan Province Li Malin, Vice Chairman of China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Deng Boqing, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai, Consul General in Mandalay Chen Chen, Myanmar Consul General in Kunming U Da Aung, and Governor Wei Gang of Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan Province.

Staff comments

1. Source ID# 177818 is a video source. 2. Source ID# 177819 and Source ID# 177818 appear to have two conflicting dates regarding when the delivery ceremony was held. For this reason, to err on the side of caution, AidData codes the commitment date as September 6.