Overview

Government of China donates 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines worth $10.8 million to Government of Zambia in April 2022

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$10,205,127

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•ZambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZambiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2022

Start (actual): Apr 23, 2022

End (actual): Apr 23, 2022

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 Zambia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Zambia

Loan description

Government of China donates 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines worth $10.8 million to Government of Zambia in April 2022

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 23, 2022, the Chinese government's donation of 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Zambia arrived at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, where an arrival ceremony was held and attended by Chinese ambassador to Zambia Du Xiaohui. The purpose of this donation is to aid Zambia in its efforts to vaccinate their population against COVID-19, preventing the spread of the virus.

Staff comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of one Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of this donation as $10.8 million.