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Chinese government provides 150,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Syria in April 2021

$2.7M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Syria
Country	Syrian Arab Republic
Start Date	Apr 24, 2021
End Date	Jun 08, 2030
Duration	3,332 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94377`

Grant Description

On April 24, 2021, the Chinese government provided 150,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to Syria.

The shipment of vaccines arrived in Damascus, the capital of Syria, and will be used to improve COVID-19 response efforts in Syria. The shots were to go first to healthcare workers, and then to the elderly and chronically ill. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the airport in Damascus where the shipment arrived.

China’s Ambassador to Syria, Feng Ziao, the Syrian Minister of Health, Hassan al-Ghabash, and the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Bashar al-Jaafari, attended the ceremony. The Chinese government has stated that a second vaccine donation will be delivered to Syria. The details of this donation have yet to be confirmed.

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📚 Sources & References

Ambassador Feng Biao to Syria attended the handover ceremony of the Syrian vaccine
冯飚大使出席援叙疫苗交接仪式
Syria gets donation of 150,000 vaccine shots from China
冯飚大使出席援叙疫苗交接仪式
Syria gets donation of 150,000 COVID shots from China 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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