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Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in April 2022

$1.8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Vanuatu Ministry of Health
Country	Vanuatu
Start Date	Jun 07, 2021
End Date	Mar 01, 2029
Duration	2,824 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`89970`

Grant Description

In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Vanuatu.

The Chinese Government delivered 20,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Vanuatu on June 7, 2021.

The plane that brought the vaccines to Vanuatu was the first two-way direct passenger flight between Vanuatu and China in the history of their relations.

Then, on November 7, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 80,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines and 80,000 syringes to the Government of Vanuatu.

The Chinese Government delivered an additional 100,000 donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses, 102,400 syringes and 10,000 rapid antigen detection reagants to the Government of Vanuatu on April 23, 2022. This donation aimed to help Vanuatu combat outbreaks of community transmissions through the country.

📋 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 $1.8 million.

📚 Sources & References

中国援助新冠疫苗运抵瓦努阿图
Vanuatu receives Chinese vaccines at handover ceremony
China-donated COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Vanuatu
Arrival of 20,000 Sinopharm doses & 22,400 syringes from China
China's Sinopharm vaccine rolls out in Vanuatu
Sinopharm Vaccination Launched in Vanuatu
Chinese Vaccine Arrived and Handed over to Vanuatu
EXTRA 80,000 SINOPHARM DOSES ARRIVING SOON
China sends 3rd batch of vaccines and medical supplies
Sinopharm vaccine rollout plan to be developed
POLICY RESPONSES TO COVID-19
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