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Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in May 2021

$1.8M USD

Funder Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization Armenia Ministry of Health
Country Armenia
Start Date Apr 28, 2021
End Date Jun 11, 2026
Duration 1,870 days
Number of Grantees 1
Roles Recipient
Data Source AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID 93694
Grant Description

On April 28, 2021, Minister of Health of Armenia, Anahit Avanesyan, announced that the Chinese Government would donate 100,000 vaccines, enough to vaccinate 50,000 people.

Then, on May 2, 2021, the donation of 100,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Yerevan International Airport in the capital of Armenia.

China’s Ambassador to Armenia Fan Yong, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Adonci, and representatives of the Ministry of Health went to the airport to greet them. On May 7, 2021, the handover ceremony for this donation was held at the Ministry of Health of Armenia.

Ambassador Fan Yong and the Minister of Health Avanezian signed the handover certificate on behalf of their respective governments.

📋 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 May 2021 donation as $1.8 million.

📚 Sources & References
  • Ambassador to Armenia Fan Yong and Minister of Health of Armenia Avanie signed the handover certificate of COVID-19 vaccines aided to Armenia
  • Vaccines donated by China arrive in Yerevan
  • China Sends Largest Batch Of Vaccines To Armenia
  • The Armenian government kept encouraging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after receiving at the weekend 100,000 doses of a vaccine donated by China.
  • Armenia Receives 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From China
  • Armenia to receive vaccines against COVID-19 from China
  • Armenia: Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to arrive next week - minister
  • ARMENIA SET TO RECEIVE 50,000 DOSES OF CHINESE COVID-19 VACCINES
  • China will donate a new batch of vaccine against coronavirus to Armenia, 100,000 doses of 'Coronavirus' vaccine donated by China are in Armenia
  • Armenia to be supplied with 100,000 doses of new vaccine against COVID-19 in early May – minister’s interview
  • DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics
  • China's Vaccine Map: More countries using Chinese vaccines 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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Armenia Ministry of Health

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