Overview

Chinese government provides 300,000 CanSino COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in May 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,979,565

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 28, 2021

Start (actual): May 28, 2021

End (actual): May 28, 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 provides 300,000 CanSino COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in May 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 28, 2021, the Chinese government provided 300,000 CanSino COVID-19 vaccines to Chile. The purpose of this donation is to support Chile’s COVID-19 response efforts. A welcome ceremony was held for this donation. Chilean Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, the Minister of Sciences, Andrés Couve, the Rector of Universidad de la Frontera, Eduardo Hebel, and the General Manager of Saval Laboratory, Nicolás Donoso, attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

1. The monetary value of the donation is currently unknown. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.