China donates 500,000 vaccine doses and 502,400 syringes to Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action in November 2021
Commitment amount
$ 9000000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 9000000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Senegal
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On November 5, 2021, the Department of Prevention within Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action received 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses and 502,400 syringes from China. This donation was given as a part of the #Covax Initiative.
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm 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 November 2021 donation as $9 million.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action [Government Agency]