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First Lady of China donates medical supplies to First Lady of Rwanda for the fight against Covid-19 on July 7, 2020

¥4.69M RMB

Funder	Office of the First Lady - China
Recipient Organization	Office of the First Lady - Rwanda
Country	Rwanda
Start Date	Jul 07, 2020
End Date	Dec 13, 2029
Duration	3,446 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92422`

Grant Description

On July 7, 2020, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) received 120,000 body temperature testers and 18,000 surgical face masks from the First Lady of China, Peng Liyuan. The supplies were a donation for the First Lady of Rwanda, Jeannette Kagame, and were delivered to Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the Director General of RBC.

The First Lady of China donated the supplies to the Organization of African First Ladies, which then donated supplies to Rwanda. The handover ceremony was held at the MPPC warehouse of Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) in Kigali.

The Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda, Xing Yuchun, the Advisor to the First Lady of Rwanda, Radegonde Ndejuru, and RBC’s Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana attended the ceremony.

📋 Staff Comments

Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) is also known as Centre Biomédical du Rwanda.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

Chinese First Lady donates Covid-19 medical equipment to Rwanda
China first lady donates anti-coronavirus equipment to Rwanda
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Rwanda Hands over Medical Supplies to the Office of First Lady of Rwanda
First Lady of China Supports Rwanda's Efforts to Fight COVID-19 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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