Overview

Chinese government donates 500,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $9 million to Chile in April 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$8,299,275

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: Apr 18, 2021

Start (actual): Apr 18, 2021

End (actual): Apr 18, 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 500,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $9 million to Chile in April 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 18, 2021, the Chinese government provided 500,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $9 million to Chile. The purpose of this donation was to support Chile’s COVID-19 response efforts. A handover ceremony was held for this donation. Chilean Minister of Science, Andrés Couve, Undersecretary of International Economic Relations, Rodrigo Yáñez, and the Seremi de Salud de la Región Metropolitana, Paula Labra, attended the 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 April 2021 donation as $9 million.