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China Meheco Group donates medical supplies to Government of Ecuador in April 2020

$30.2K USD

Funder	China Meheco Group Co., Ltd.
Recipient Organization	Ecuador Ministry of Public Health
Country	Ecuador
Start Date	Apr 30, 2020
End Date	Nov 24, 2027
Duration	2,764 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`91028`

Grant Description

On April 30, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Ecuador handed over a donation of medical supplies from China Meheco Group Co. Ltd. to Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health.

The donated supplies included 1,000 disposable protective suits, 5,000 surgical masks, 1,000 safety glasses, 1,000 disposable surgical gloves and 500 infrared thermometers. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.

The supplies will be distributed to hospitals in the provinces of Pichincha and Manabí by the national Ministry of Public Health. The handover ceremony was held at Quito International Airport.

China’s Ambassador to Ecuador, Chen Guoyou, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Valencia, and Ecuadorian Health Minister Ceballos attended the ceremony and jointly signed the intergovernmental handover certificate. Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs helped coordinate the donation.

📋 Staff Comments

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

驻厄瓜多尔大使陈国友出席中国政府援厄抗疫物资交接仪式
Ecuador recibe nueva donación china para combatir el Covid-19
驻厄瓜多尔大使陈国友出席中国政府援厄抗疫物资交接仪式（2020-04-30）
Ecuador recibe equipos de protección donados por la República Popular de China
China donó insumos médicos a Ecuador para atención de covid-19, [Tweet from @CancilleriaEc published April 30, 2020, beginning 'Ecuador[...]recibe nueva donación china[...] para combatir la #COVID__19 https://bit.ly/3aVK0Y9 El gobierno del país asiático, a través de la empresa China Meheco Group Co. Ltd. realizó una importante donación de insumos médicos...'] 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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Ecuador Ministry of Public Health

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