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Chinese Government donates 300,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $5.4 million to the Government of Egypt in February 2021

$5.4M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Egypt
Country	Egypt
Start Date	Feb 01, 2021
End Date	Sep 14, 2026
Duration	2,051 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94240`

Grant Description

In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 12.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Egypt.

The Chinese Government delivered 300,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Egypt on February 23, 2021.

Then, in March 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 300,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Egypt.

The Chinese Government delivered an additional 2 million donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Egypt on November 1, 2021.

Then, on September 24, 2022, the Chinese Government delivered 10 million donated doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Egypt.

📋 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 February 2021 donation as $5.4 million.

📚 Sources & References

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中国援助埃及的首批新冠疫苗运抵开罗
中国援助埃及的首批新冠疫苗运抵开罗
中国援助埃及的首批新冠疫苗运抵开罗
中国援助埃及的首批新冠疫苗运抵开罗
中国援助埃及的首批新冠疫苗运抵开罗
埃及卫生部长同驻埃大使廖力强举行援埃疫苗新闻发布会
中国援助埃及的首批新冠疫苗运抵开罗, الصين ومصر تعززان التضامن ضد 'كوفيد-19' في ظل التعاون من أجل التنمية المشتركة, وصول مساعدات الصين لمصر إلى القاهرة
Chinese ambassador says vaccine donation to Egypt ‘reflection of friendship’
Egypt receives 300,000 doses of China-donated Sinopharm vaccine
Egypt receives 2nd shipment of vaccine as gift from China
Egypt receives new shipment of donated Chinese Sinovac vaccine
Egypt receives 2 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine
Egypt receives 2 million doses of Sinovac gifted from China
China hands over second batch of COVID-19 vaccine donation to Egypt, 300K doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine land at Cairo Airport
Egypt receives first shipment of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Egypt receives 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China
DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics
Egypt receives new shipment of donated Chinese Sinovac 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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