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Overview

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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$10,177,743
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•ArgentinaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ArgentinaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 12, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Meheco Group Co., Ltd.

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Argentina Ministry of Health

Loan desecription

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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."