China provides USD $250,000 to Samoa for COVID-19 response efforts in 2020

$250K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Samoa Ministry of Health
Country	Samoa
Start Date	Dec 07, 2020
End Date	Apr 15, 2033
Duration	4,512 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`90106`

Grant Description

On December 7, 2020, China provided USD $250,000 to Samoa to fund COVID-19 response efforts.

This grant is part of the China-Pacific Island Countries Anti-Epidemic Cooperation Fund, a fund established by China to provide COVID-19 response funding. The specific disbursement of this donation is unknown. It was among a number of COVID-related donations that China has made to Samoa/Pacific countries.

📋 Staff Comments

The transaction date was based on the data from Lowy Institute's website and could not be verified independently through AidData.

📚 Sources & References

Remarks by Ambassador Chao Xiaoliang at the Handover Ceremony
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