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Chinese Embassy donates anti-epidemic supplies to Timor-Leste in March 2022

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$11,435,815
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•Timor-LesteDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Timor-LesteSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 28, 2022
Start (actual)
Mar 28, 2022
End (actual)
Mar 28, 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

  • Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Timor-Leste

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Serviços Médicos Autónomos e Equipamentos de Saúde (SAMES)

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates anti-epidemic supplies to Timor-Leste in March 2022

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 28, 2022, the Chinese Government donated anti-epidemic supplies to Timor-Leste's Serviços Médicos Autónomos e Equipamentos de Saúde (SAMES). The supplies included 100,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, 20 syringes, 20 fans, 20,000 oxygen concentrators, 50 testing kits, 2 bump infusions, 50 anesthesia machines, 2 patient monitors, 5,000 ultrasound machines, and hand sanitizers (see: Chinese government so supported Vasina Covid-19 Sinovac 100 thousand dozen to Timor-East). The purpose of this donation was to improve COVID-19 response efforts in Timor-Leste. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation. Timor-Leste’s Deputy Minister of Health and China’s Ambassador to Timor-Leste Dr. Xiao Jiangou, attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

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. 2. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single 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 the August 2021 donation as $7.2 million.