Chinese government provides medical supplies to the Gambia June 2020

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Gambia
Country	Gambia
Start Date	Jun 19, 2020
End Date	Dec 10, 2029
Duration	3,461 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92797`

Grant Description

On June 19, 2020, the Chinese government donated medical supplies to the office of the First Lady of the Gambia. These supplies will be used for epidemic prevention in the Gambia. The donation included face masks and forehead thermometers. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Gambia Presidential Palace.

Present at the ceremony were Chinese Ambassador Ma Jianchun, First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Claudia Cole.

Following the handover of the supplies from the ambassador to the First Lady, the First Lady passed on the supplies to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for classroom use as local primary and secondary schools planned to return to in-person classes.

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马建春大使出席中国政府援助冈比亚医疗物资交接仪式
驻冈比亚大使马建春出席援冈医疗物资交接仪式
Gambian schoolchildren to benefit from China-aid medical supplies 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.