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Chinese Government donates 60,400 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.07 million in September 2021

$1.09M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Kiribati
Country	Kiribati
Start Date	Sep 01, 2021
End Date	May 23, 2027
Duration	2,090 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`89244`

Grant Description

On September 1, 2021, the Chinese Embassy donated 60,400 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to the Government of Kiribati. The vaccines were delivered to the airport in the capital city of Tarawa. A launching ceremony for the vaccines was held on September 3.

📋 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 September 2021 donation as $1,087,200.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.

📚 Sources & References

H.E. Amb. TANG Songgen attended the Chinese vaccine donation handover ceremony
Kiribati starts rollout of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine
The Government of the People ‘s Republic of China has donated the first batch of 60,400 doses of Sinopharm vaccines to the Government of Kiribati
Kiribati starts rollout of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine
H.E. Amb. TANG Songgen attended the Chinese vaccine donation handover ceremony
A vaccine against the epidemic blossoms into a flower of mutual assistance and bears the fruit of friendship
DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics 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.