Project ID: 97499

Meheco donates supplies to Argentina for the fight against COVID-19 worth USD $9,864,698.20

Commitment amount

$ 11017259.96714437

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 11017259.97

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Medical and Health Industry Co., Ltd. (Meheco) [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Argentina

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

2020-06-12

Description

On June 12th, 2020, Meheco signed a contract for the procurement of medical supplies worth USD $9,864,698.20. These medical supplies consisted of 3,806,500 units, including 187,000 chinstraps, 250,500 coveralls, 1,119,000 goggles and 2,300,000 gloves. The approval of the process and contract occurred on July 1st, 2020. In May 2021, the official bulletin of Argentina made reference to receiving donations from Meheco during the COVID-19 pandemic, stating: "That the MINISTRY OF HEALTH, with the objective of having adequate equipment, supplies and protection elements in the country, and in a timely manner, accepted various donations that demanded such services, including the one made by the company CHINA MEHECO CO. LTD. of the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, by Ministerial Resolution RESOL-2021-749-APN-MS."

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Argentina Ministry of Health [Government Agency]