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Chinese Government donates 700 pieces of medical equipment to Italy (Linked to Record ID#98951)

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•ItalyDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ItalySector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 12, 2020
Start (actual)
Mar 12, 2020
End (actual)
Mar 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

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Italy

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Ruijin Hospital

State-owned companies

  • China Eastern Airlines

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 700 pieces of medical equipment to Italy (Linked to Record ID#98951)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 12, 2020, the Chinese Government donated over 700 pieces of medical equipment to Italy to support its COVID-19 pandemic response. The equipment was flown from Shanghai to Rome on a China Eastern Airlines flight along with a team of nine medical experts (see Record ID#98951) and arrived on March 12. Among the tons of equipment were ventilators, monitors and defibrillators, including 30 sets of ICU equipment. The Ruijin Hospital of the School of Medicine at Shanghai Jiaotong University prepared the equipment, selecting the items according to Italy's needs and proven were useful during clinical practices in China.