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Chinese Government donates 500,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $9 million in December 2021
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Somali Ministry of Health |
| Country | Somalia |
| Start Date | Dec 05, 2021 |
| End Date | Mar 26, 2030 |
| Duration | 3,033 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 91812 |
Grant Description
In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 700,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Somalia.
The Chinese Government delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Somalia on April 11, 2021.
The vaccines arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, and a handover ceremony was held at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.
Somalian Health Minister, Fawziya Abikar Nur, Information Minister, Mohamed Abdi Hayr, and the Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, Qin Jian, attended the handover ceremony. Health Minister Fawziya Abikar Nur stated that 100,000 people would benefit from the donation.
Minister Nur also stated that the vaccines would be distributed to all federal member states of the Somali government, with priority given to frontline health workers, essential service providers and the elderly.
Then, on December 5, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 500,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Somalia. The vaccines arrived at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, and a handover ceremony was held.
Somalia’s Minister of Health and Human Services, Fawziya Abikar Nur, and China’s Ambassador to Somalia, Qin Jian, attended the ceremony.
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 December 2021 donation as $9 million.
Sources & References
- China donates Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Somalia
- China donates Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Somalia
- 中国驻索马里大使费胜潮出席援索50万剂疫苗交接仪式
- Somalia Receives Sinopharm Vaccines From China
- China donates Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Somalia
- China Donates COVID-19 Vaccines to Somalia, الصين تتبرع بدفعة ثانية من لقاحات سينوفارم للصومال
- Policy Responses to Covid-19
- DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics, china donates
- China will soon donate a new batch of #vaccines to Somalia to 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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