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Chinese Government donates 800,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $14.4 million in December 2021 (Linked to Record ID#94564 and 94619)

$14.4M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Afghanistan
Country	Afghanistan
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Sep 14, 2032
Duration	4,274 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94565`

Grant Description

In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 1,700,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan.

The Chinese Government delivered 700,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan on June 10, 2021 (as captured via Record ID#94564).

Then, on December 8, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 800,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan (as captured via Record ID#94565).

One day later, on December 9, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Afghanistan (as captured via Record ID#94619).

📋 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 December 8, 2021 donation as $14.4 million.

📚 Sources & References

Afghanistan receives new batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
Taliban gets 800,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses as part of China’s aid to Afghanistan 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.