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PLA donates 200,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $3.6 million in May 2021

$3.6M USD

Funder	People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)
Recipient Organization	Serbia Ministry of Defence
Country	Serbia
Start Date	May 01, 2021
End Date	Dec 05, 2031
Duration	3,870 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94097`

Grant Description

On May 19, 2021, the People's Liberation Army of China delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Defense of Serbia.

Then, on May 27, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 500,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Serbia.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm 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 19, 2021 donation as $3.6 million.

📚 Sources & References

驻塞尔维亚大使陈波出席中国人民解放军向塞尔维亚军队提供新冠疫苗交接仪式, Кинa донирала 200.000 вакцина – доказ челичног пријатељства, 4.2 million Sinopharm vaccines delivered to Serbia to date
China donates 200,000 vaccines – proof of steel friendship
China in the Balkans
DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics 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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Serbia Ministry of Defence

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