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Chinese Government donates 20,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $360,000 in March 2021

$360K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Dominica
Country	Dominica
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Jun 06, 2032
Duration	4,174 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`91560`

Grant Description

On March 4, 2021, Chinese Government delivered 20,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Dominica. The purpose of the donation was to provide aid to Dominica throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the March 2021 donation as $360,000

📚 Sources & References

China COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
Dominica Economic and Social Review Financial Year 2020/2021
Valuation of donations of excess COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries in ODA – update for 2022 donations, 20 thousand Chinese vaccine doses arrive in Dominica; Melissa Skerrit takes first shot
CITIZENS ENCOURAGED TO GET VACCINATED
Dominica receives China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics
China's Vaccine Map: More countries using Chinese vaccines 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.