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China donates COVID aid to Sierra Leone in November 2020

$1.18M USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Government of Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Nov 24, 2020
End Date	Feb 06, 2032
Duration	4,091 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`93363`

Grant Description

On November 24, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone held a handover ceremony for a batch of COVID aid donated to Sierra Leone.

This round of donations included 20,016 testing kits, 4,000 KN95 respirators, 50,000 surgical masks, 1,000 PPEs, 2,000 disposable isolation gowns, 1,000 medical shoe covers, 100 forehead thermometer guns, 35 ventilators, 35 oxy-generators and related accessories.

The handover ceremony was attended by Ambassador Hu Zhangliang and senior officials from Sierra Leone, including the Minister of Defense, General Coordinator of the National New Crown Epidemic Emergency Command Center, Deputy Minister of Defense, Vice Minister of Health, and the General Staff of the Armed Forces Cisse.

📋 Staff Comments

1. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please seehttps://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200417-catalogue-v1.pdf for details.

📚 Sources & References

驻塞拉利昂使馆举行援塞抗疫物资交接仪式
China donates medical supplies for Sierra Leone's COVID-19 fight
The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone Holds the Handover Ceremony of the Chinese Government's Anti-epidemic Supplies to Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: China hands over 8th medical donation to combat COVID-19
Chinese Embassy donates eighth batch of medical supplies for 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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