Overview

Chinese Government provides 100,000 Covid-19 rapid tests to Cuba in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,003,877

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•CubaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CubaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 31, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 31, 2020

End (actual): Mar 31, 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 Cuba

Loan description

Chinese Government provides 100,000 Covid-19 rapid tests to Cuba in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 31, 2020, the Chinese government donated 100,000 rapid COVID-19 test kits to the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (MINSAP) to support the country’s pandemic response. The donation was announced at a press conference by the National Director of Epidemiology. The estimated value of the donation ($973,000 USD) is based on WHO pricing standards in line with TUFF methodology. The project is classified as ODA-like with development intent.

Staff comments

1. 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.