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Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million to the Government of Namibia in July 2021

$1.8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Namibia
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Mar 16, 2021
End Date	Feb 13, 2029
Duration	2,891 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`93259`

Grant Description

In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 350,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Namibia.

The Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Zambia on March 16, 2021.

The shipment arrived at Hosea Kutako International Airport and Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attended the vaccine handover ceremony.

Then, on July 16, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 250,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Namibia.

📋 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 March 2021 donation as $1.8 million.

📚 Sources & References

Namibia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
Namibia to launch COVID-19 vaccination with China-donated vaccines
Namibia: China to Donate 100, 000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses to Namibia
Feature: China-donated Sinopharm vaccine extends health care to Namibians, deepening relations at grassroots
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Namibia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
Feature: China-donated Sinopharm vaccine extends health care to Namibians, deepening relations at grassroots
FACTSHEET: The Sinopharm vaccine
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology - Republic of Namibia
POLICY RESPONSES TO COVID-19
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