Overview

Chinese government donates 1.5 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $27 million to the Chilean Ministry of Health in May 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$24,897,824

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•ChileDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ChileSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 2, 2021

Start (actual): May 4, 2021

End (actual): May 4, 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

Chile Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Loan description

Chinese government donates 1.5 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $27 million to the Chilean Ministry of Health in May 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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.

Staff comments

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.