Chinese Government donates 300,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses and syringes worth USD 5.4 million in May 2021

$5.4M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Senegal
Country	Senegal
Start Date	May 01, 2021
End Date	Mar 04, 2028
Duration	2,499 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94210`

Grant Description

On May 14 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 300,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines and 308,000 syringes to the Government of Senegal. The vaccine doses and syringes are worth $5.4 million. The donation was transported from Beijing to Darkar on an Air Senegal flight.

📋 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 2021 donation as $5.4 million.

📚 Sources & References

Macky Sall sur Twitter
Senegalese president appreciates China's vaccine support in fight against COVID-19
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.