Overview

MOFCOM donates medical protective equipment worth USD 800,000 with support of UNPFA to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health in 2022

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$755,935

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 15, 2022

Start (actual): Jun 15, 2022

End (actual): Jun 15, 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

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Loan description

MOFCOM donates medical protective equipment worth USD 800,000 with support of UNPFA to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health in 2022

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 15, 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) held a joint handover ceremony for a donation of about 330,000 sets of medical protective equipment valued USD 800,000. Attending the handover ceremony were Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, the UNPFA Representative to Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Minister of Health, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Chandra Gupta, the Director of the Health Services Bureau, the Chinese Embassy Commercial Counselor Li Guangjun, as well as representatives from the frontlines of medical professionals in Sri Lanka. The purpose of the project is to ensure frontline health workers in Sri Lanka have adequate means to safely respond to patients during public health emergencies such as COVID-19. The donation includes 328,660 packs of supplies.