Chinese Government donates 1,000,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $18 million in July 2022

$18M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Mauritania Ministry of Health
Country	Mauritania
Start Date	Jul 22, 2022
End Date	May 01, 2033
Duration	3,936 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`100107`

Grant Description

On July 22, 2022, Mauritanian Minister of Health, Mokhtar Ould Dahi, received a new batch of one million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from the People’s Republic of China at Nouakchott International Airport.

This batch of vaccines is in addition to the 2,000,500 doses already received by the department from the Chinese government.

📋 Staff Comments

1. 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 April 2022 donation as $18 million.

📚 Sources & References

Bridge China COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker_12MAR23
Ambassador Li Baijun attended the ceremony of donating vaccines from the Chinese government to the Mauritanian government and women, children and adolescents
The Ministry of Health receives one million doses of the sinopharm vaccine against Coronavirus Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.