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Chinese Government donates 50,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses to Lebanese Health Ministry worth $900,000 in April 2021
| Funder | Chinese Embassy |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Lebanon Ministry of Public Health |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Start Date | Apr 06, 2021 |
| End Date | May 03, 2028 |
| Duration | 2,584 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 94246 |
Grant Description
On April 6, 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon delivered 50,000 donated doses Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Lebanon’s Ministry of Health (captured via Record ID#94246) and 40,000 donated doses Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Lebanese Army (captured via Record ID#94247). The vaccine delivery ceremony was attended by Chinese Ambassador Wang Keijian, Minister of Public Health Dr.
Hamad Hassan, Major General Elias Shamia, General Joseph Aoun, and Director of Protocol at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Ambassador Abeer Ali.
Then, on November 29, 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon donated a second batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, consisting of 300,000 doses, to the Government of Lebanon (captured via Record ID#94244). The vaccine handover ceremony was attended by Chinese Ambassador Qian Minion and Lebanese Minister of Public Health Dr.
Firas Al-Abyad.
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 April 6, 2021 donation as $900,000.
Sources & References
- وصول هبة اللقاحات ضد فيروس كورونا المستجد المقدمة من الصين إلى لبنان, الحكومة الصينية قررت بإهداء 50 ألف جرعة من لقاح 'سينوفارم' إلى لبنان
- 驻黎巴嫩大使王克俭出席援黎疫苗交接仪式
- China-donated COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Lebanon
- Two batches of Chinese-made vaccines arrive in Lebanon
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- 中国援助黎巴嫩新冠疫苗运抵贝鲁特
- Lebanon receives medical donation from China, 90,000 Sinopharm vaccines will join a trend in inoculations distributed outside the national vaccination plan
- Wang Kejian
- China’s envoy to Lebanon, tweeted that China has donated 50,000 doses of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine to Lebanon. Sinopharm said its vaccine was found to have an efficacy of 72.51 percent in stage 3 trials, but has not published full clinical results
- Lebanon Just Received Hospital Equipment & 300,000 Vaccine Doses From China
- China donates more COVID-19 vaccines to Lebanon
- Two batches of Chinese-made vaccines arrive in Lebanon
- 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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