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The General Consulate of China and City of Shanghai donates 50,000 N95-type masks to São Paulo, Brazil in April 2020

$35K USD

Funder	Shanghai Municipal Government
Recipient Organization	City of São Paulo
Country	Brazil
Start Date	Apr 18, 2020
End Date	Jul 31, 2030
Duration	3,756 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`90876`

Grant Description

In April 2020, the City of Shanghai, through articulation with the General Consulate of China, donated 50,000 N95-type masks to São Paulo, Brazil. The masks will be used at municipal public hospitals in São Paulo to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.

The donated masks arrived at Viracopos airport, Brazil, on April 18 2020, and were expected to arrive in São Paulo by April 22 2020.

📋 Staff Comments

1) AidData assumes this donation was implemented around April 18 2020, since the City of São Paulo press release was published on April 18. 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

Coronavírus: São Paulo recebe doação de 50 mil máscaras da prefeitura de Xangai
Covid-19: manutenção de EPI nas unidades de saúde é prioridade da Prefeitura
Replication Data for: China’s Foreign Aid Political Drivers: Lessons from a Novel Dataset of Mask Diplomacy in Latin America During the COVID-19 Pandemic 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.