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China and Chinese companies donated medical supplies to Serbia in March 2020

€634.2K EUR

Funder	HBIS Resources Co. Ltd.\|Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Serbia
Country	Serbia
Start Date	Mar 01, 2020
End Date	Jul 08, 2028
Duration	3,051 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94221`

Grant Description

On March 26th, 2020 a large shipment of medical equipment for fighting COVID-19 arrived.

This shipment arrived with the help of the United Nations and the European Union as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the EU helped facilitate the flight from Tianjin, China.

This shipment included clinical and portable ventilators, masks, suits and testing kits, part of which are donated by China and its companies.

Specifically, Linglong Tire Donated 300,000 disposable medical surgical masks, 2,000 sets of medical protective clothing and 10,000 COVID-19 antibody test kits to.

Meanwhile, a major donation from HBIS, a major Chinese steelmaker which employs more than 5,000 people in its Serbian branch, includes 100,000 N95 masks, 30,000 medical face shields, 25,000 COVID-19 test kits and other protective equipment. The purpose of this donation is to help Serbia fight against the pandemic.

📋 Staff Comments

1. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese medical supplies arrive in Serbia amid COVID-19
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玲珑轮胎向塞尔维亚捐赠口罩等防疫物资
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Chinese medical supplies arrive in Serbia amid 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.