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Overview

China donates medical supplies to Vanuatu in April 2020 as part of the fight against COVID-19

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$107,846
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•VanuatuDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VanuatuSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 11, 2020
Start (actual)
Apr 11, 2020
End (actual)
Apr 11, 2020

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 Vanuatu

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)

Loan description

China donates medical supplies to Vanuatu in April 2020 as part of the fight against COVID-19

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 11th, 2020, the Chinese government donated medical supplies to Vanuatu at the request of Vanuatu's government. The donation included 300 disposable protective clothing for medical use, 130 forehead thermometers, 2,000 N95 masks, 20,000 disposable surgical masks, 50 Coronavirus detection kits and 3 ICU ventilators. The supplies were delivered on a charter from China under strict observation of Vanuatu’s COVID-19 prevention measures and will be The items are stored in a secured storage as part of the quarantine process before being installed at the Vila Central Hospital (VCH) premises. The installation will be carried out by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).

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.