Chinese Government agrees to provide 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Ukraine in January 2022

$3.6M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Ukraine
Country	Ukraine
Start Date	Jan 19, 2022
End Date	Jun 08, 2032
Duration	3,793 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`101074`

Grant Description

On January 19, 2022, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ukraine signed a letter of commitment for China’s provision of COVID-19 vaccines to Ukraine. The letter was signed by the Ukrainian Minister of Health, Lyashko Viktor Kyrylovych. According to the letter, China committed to providing 200,000 doses of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine as humanitarian aid.

📋 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).

📚 Sources & References

Ukraine gets 1M Pfizer doses from US, expecting Sinovac batch from China, КАБІНЕТ МІНІСТРІВ УКРАЇНИ РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ, КАБІНЕТ МІНІСТРІВ УКРАЇНИ РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ 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.