Chinese Embassy donates masks to the Los Santos Government in April 2020

$1.4K USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Los Santos Municipal Government
Country	Panama
Start Date	Apr 22, 2020
End Date	Oct 23, 2030
Duration	3,836 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`91668`

Grant Description

On April 22, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Panama, through the Las Tablas Chamber of Commerce, donated 2,000 surgical masks to the Los Santos Governor's office. The masks were to be distributed to workers on the front line combatting COVID-19.

The donation was announced through a tweet by the head of the Chinese Embassy's Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office, Wang Jian.

📋 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

La Embajada de China en Panamá, a través de la Cámara de Comercio de las Tablas, dona 2000 mascarillas
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
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