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Chinese Government donates 150,000 Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $2.7 million in July 2021

$2.7M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of the Central African Republic
Country	Central African Republic
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	May 22, 2027
Duration	2,332 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92837`

Grant Description

On March 3, 2021, the Chinese Ambassador to the Central African Republic announced that his government would donate a batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of the Central African Republic.

Then, on July 6, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 150,000 donated doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Central African Republic.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinovac 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 month year donation as $2.7 million.

📚 Sources & References

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Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
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Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
COVID 19: LA CHINE FAIT UN DON 150 000 DOSES DE VACCINS SINOVAC POUR VACCINER 75 000 PERSONNES., (COVID-19) La RCA reçoit un don de vaccins chinois
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Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine 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.