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Chinese Government donates first batch of anti-epidemic materials to Kiribati in May 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•KiribatiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KiribatiSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 1, 2020
Start (actual)
May 1, 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

  • Zhaoqing City Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services

Loan description

Chinese Government donates first batch of anti-epidemic materials to Kiribati in May 2020

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 1, 2020, a handover ceremony for the first batch of anti-epidemic materials from the Chinese Government was held at the Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The materials were delivered by cargo ship due to restrictions on flights to Kiribati. Tang Songgen, Chinese Ambassador to Kiribati, and Taune Marea, Minister of Health and Medical Services of Kiribati, attended the meeting together. Marea thanked the ambassador for the supplies, calling them "priceless treasures" which will help protect the people of Kiribati from the pandemic. The ambassador highlighted the difficulties in getting the supplies to Kiribati, and affirmed China's continuing support to Kiribati. The batch of materials was donated by Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, and included medical masks, protective clothing, goggles, medical gloves, and infrared thermometers.