Jiangsu Province provides donation of testing equipment worth GYD 17.2 million to Guyana in October 2020

$17.2M USD

Funder	Jiangsu Provincial Government
Recipient Organization	Government of Guyana
Country	Guyana
Start Date	Oct 29, 2020
End Date	Dec 31, 2033
Duration	4,811 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`90938`

Grant Description

On October 9th, 2020, the Jiangsu Province and Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana donated testing equipment worth GYD 17.2 million to Guyana. The testing equipment included a PCR nucleic acid extractor and 10,080 sets of reagents. This testing equipment will greatly shorten the time needed to run COVID-19 tests.

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