Project ID: 97244

Chinese Government sends 13th shipment of anti-epidemic materials to Venezuela in April 2021

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Venezuela

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

COVID

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2021-04-05

Actual start

2021-04-05

Actual complete

2021-04-05

Geography

Description

On April 5, 2021, the Chinese Government donated its 13th shipment of anti-epidemic aid to Venezuela. The shipment included 17 tons of medical supplies and equipment. The supplies included ventilators for ICUs, oxygen machines, KN95 masks, scrubs and traditional Chinese medicines. The purpose of this donation is to support Venezuela’s COVID-19 response efforts and increase the capacity of the intensive care units. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A welcome ceremony was held for this donation at the Simón Bolívar International Airport. Health Minister Carlos Alvarado and Vice-Minister for Air Transport and President of Conviasa, Ramón Velázquez Araguayá, attended the ceremony.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Venezuela [Government Agency]