Overview

Chinese government provides 20,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Government of Dominica in February 2021 for pandemic relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$331,971

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•DominicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DominicaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 15, 2021

Start (actual): Mar 4, 2021

End (actual): Mar 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

Government of Dominica

Loan description

Chinese government provides 20,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Government of Dominica in February 2021 for pandemic relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In mid-February 2021, the Chinese Government announced its intention to grant 20,000 COVID-19 vaccines to the Dominican government as part of its donation of 10 million COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) initiative. According to Dominica News Online, an official handover ceremony for the vaccines was held on March 4, 2021. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.

Staff comments

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.