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Chinese Government provides SBD 2.5 million grant to purchase Covid-19 testing kits, laboratory equipment, and a qPCR machine in April 2020
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services |
| Country | Solomon Islands |
| Start Date | Mar 30, 2020 |
| End Date | Mar 07, 2030 |
| Duration | 3,629 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 90109 |
Grant Description
On April 1, 2020, the Chinese Government agreed to provide the Solomon Islands Government with a SBD 2.5 million ($300,000) grant to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
This grant funds were supposed to be used by the Solomon Islands Government for buying testing kits and other laboratory equipment to strengthen the capacity and capability of the health authorities. A formal handover ceremony for the donation was conducted on April 16, 2020.
Covid-19 testing kits, laboratory equipment, and a qPCR machine were purchased from the Beijing Genomic Institution with some of the grant money.
However, the supplies did not arrived in Honiara on a special flight operated by Solomon Airline Airbus until April 23, 2020.
At the time, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare announced the the Chinese Government would also donated 125,000 pairs of protective gloves (captured via Record ID#90222).
Staff Comments
1. Founded in 1999, Beijing Genomic Institution (BGI) is one of the world's leading life science and genomics organizations and its mission is to use genomics to benefit mankind and to be a leader in the field of life sciences. With businesses in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, BGI has established cooperation and partnerships with thousands of different organizations across multi-disciplinary research areas including medical health, resource conservation, and judicial services. At the same time, BGI provides equipment, technical support, and solutions for the needs of national economies and people's livelihoods such as precision medicine and health.
Sources & References
- $2.5M FOR COVID-19
- PRC Hands SBD$2.5M in Grant to Help Fight COVID-19
- CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
- China Joins Battle to Prevent COVID-19 from Solomon Islands
- CHINA JOINS BATTLE TO PREVENT COVID-19 FROM SOLOMON ISLANDS
- Address by H.E. Ambassador Li Ming at the Ceremony of the Official Opening of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Solomon Islands
- Covid-19 Testing Kits and qPCR Machine Arrives in Honiara.
- Donor countries announce support for Pacific hospitals
- PRC hands $2.5m in cash grant to fight COVID-19-pacific tenders
- New COVID-19 molecular lab opens at NRH
- MHMS: COVID-19 Testing Machines
- Operational
- Solomons Has Capability to Test for COVID-19 Independently.
- PRC Hands 2.5M in Cash Grant to Fight COVID-19
- China supports SI with Covid-19 test kits
- Solomons has capability to test for Covid-19
- Solomon Islands Covid-19 Updates 24 April 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.
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Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services
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