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Chinese Government donates 300,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses worth $5.4 million in April 2021

$5.4M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Gabon
Country	Gabon
Start Date	Apr 09, 2021
End Date	Apr 26, 2031
Duration	3,669 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92767`

Grant Description

In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 700,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Gabon.

The Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Gabon on March 12, 2021.

Then, on April 9, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 300,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Gabon.

The Chinese Government delivered an additional 300,000 donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Gabon on May 9, 2021.

According to Hu Changchun, the Chinese Ambassador to Gabon, 200,000 doses were a gift from the Chinese Government to the Gabonese Government while 100,000 were a gift from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China to the Gabonese military.

📋 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 April 2021 donation as $5.4 million.

📚 Sources & References

RECEPTION DES DOSES SUPPLEMENTAIRES DE VACCIN SINOPHARM 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.