Chinese Embassy donates 4,000 diagnostic tests to Cuba Ministry of Health in May 2020 (Linked to Project ID #98392)
Commitment amount
$ 43467.29613291757
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 43467.3
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Cuba
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On May 20, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Havana donated 4,000 diagnostic tests to the Cuba Ministry of Health during a handover ceremony. Chinese Ambassador to Cuba Chen Xi, Cuban First Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelo Medina González, Deputy Minister of Public Health Luis Fernando Navarro and Luis Foyo, executive president of Cuban Red Cross attended the ceremony. USD $100,000 from the Chinese Red Cross was also donated during the ceremony (Project ID #98392), along with 3 million face masks, 100,000 surgical gloves, and 10,000 protective suits and glasses donated by Zhengzhou Yutong Group (Project ID #98360).
Additional details
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.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Cuba Ministry of Health [Government Agency]