Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government provides 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Guinea-Bissau in October 2021

$3.6M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Guinea-Bissau
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Start Date	Oct 04, 2021
End Date	Feb 14, 2029
Duration	2,690 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`93382`

Grant Description

On October 4, 2021, the Chinese Government provided a second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to Guinea-Bissau. The shipment consisted of 200,000 Sinopharm vaccines. The donation was made to support COVID-19 response efforts in Guinea-Bissau. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation in Bissau, the nation's capital.

The High Commissioner for the Fight Against COVID-19 Magda Robalo Correia e Silva, Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Guo Ce, WHO representative in Guinea-Bissau Jean-Marie Kipela, and other officials were present.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm/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 June 2021 donation from the Tibet Autonomous Regional Government as $3.6 million.

📚 Sources & References

2nd shipment of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China arrives in Guinea-Bissau
China donates a new batch of Sinopharm vaccine to Guinea-Bissau
驻几内亚比绍大使郭策出席中国援几比第二批新冠疫苗交接仪式
China donates a new batch of Sinopharm vaccine to Guinea-Bissau
China donates a new batch of Sinopharm vaccine to Guinea-Bissau
China gives Guinea-Bissau more doses of 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.

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Government of Guinea-Bissau

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