Chinese government donates 1.5 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $27 million to the Chilean Ministry of Health in May 2021
Commitment amount
$ 27000000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 27000000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Chile
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On May 2, 2021, the Chinese government provided 1.5 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $27 million to the Chilean Ministry of Health. This was the ninth batch of Sinovac vaccines sent from China to Chile. The purpose of this donation was to support Chile’s COVID-19 response efforts. Chilean Health Minister, Enrique Paris, the Chinese Ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao, and the International Economic Affairs Undersecretary, Rodrigo Yáñez, attended the handover ceremony.
Additional details
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single 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 2021 donation as $27 million.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Chile Ministry of Health [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]