Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Embassy donates medical supplies to National Government, Quito, Guayaquil, and Pichincha in March 2020

$58.4K USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Ecuador Office of the President\|Guayaquil Municipal Government (Ecuador)\|Provincial Government of Pichincha\|Quito Municipal Government
Country	Ecuador
Start Date	Mar 23, 2020
End Date	Mar 12, 2030
Duration	3,641 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`91030`

Grant Description

On March 23, 2020, the Chinese Embassy handed over a donation of medical supplies to Ecuador's National Government and several sub-national governments for the prevention and control of COVID-19.

The entire donation consisted of 70,000 surgical masks, 2,500 N95 masks, 5,180 protective suits, and 140 portable infrared thermometers.

Of the total supplies, 40,000 surgical masks, 1,500 N95 masks, 4,000 protective suits, and 100 infrared thermometers were donated to Ecuador's Office of the President. The Provincial Government of Pichincha received 10,000 surgical masks and 340 protective suits. The remainder of the supplies were donated to the Municipal Governments of Quito and Guayaquil.

A handover ceremony was held for this donation in Quito, Ecuador. Ecuadorian Vice President, Otto Sonnenholzner, received the batch of supplies on behalf of Ecuador.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance, and Minister of Communications were also present at the handover ceremony.

📋 Staff Comments

1. One source from the Vice-presidency of Ecuador reported that a commitment to donate the relevant supplies was signed on March 23. However, both a subsequent article from Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a March 25 article from China's Embassy in Ecuador report that supplies were handed over on March 23. The article from the Chinese Embassy specifically notes a handover certificate was signed on the 23rd. Given the majority of official sources support this timeline, it is assumed that the supplies were actually handed over, and thus the project completed, on March 23, 2020.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使馆向厄政府捐赠医疗物资交接仪式
COVID-19: Gobierno gestiona importantes donaciones desde China
China apoya a Ecuador con insumos médicos para enfrentar el COVID-19
陈国友大使出席驻厄瓜多尔使馆向厄政府捐赠医疗物资交接仪式（2020-03-23）
China apoya a Ecuador con insumos médicos para enfrentar la emergencia sanitaria
驻厄瓜多尔大使陈国友出席使馆向厄政府捐赠医疗物资交接仪式
抗疫关键时刻，一场特殊的视频会议让拉美各国点赞“中国经验”, [Tweet thread from @EmbajadaChinaEc posted March 23, 2020, beginning '(1/1) #Donación[...]Hoy entregamos 70000 mascarillas quirúrgicas, 2500 mascarillas N95, 5180 trajes de protección y 140 termómetros infrarrojo portables...']
Alcaldesa Cynthia Viteri agradece donación de insumos médicos a Embajada de la República Popular China, [Tweet from @PaolaPabonC posted 3:43 PM on Mar 23, 2020 beginning 'La lucha contra el #Covid_19 no conoce fronteras. Agradecemos la solidaridad de @EmbajadaChinaEc por la donación de 10.000 mascarillas y 340 trajes...']
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