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Chinese Government donates 200,000 Sinopharm vaccines worth $3.6 million in February 2021 (Linked to Record ID#97169)

$3.6M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Algeria
Country	Algeria
Start Date	Feb 10, 2021
End Date	Jan 12, 2033
Duration	4,354 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94808`

Grant Description

On February 10, 2021, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed a donation of 200,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses (worth an estimated $3.6 million) on a phone call with Algerian Foreign Minister Boukadoum.

The vaccines arrived on February 24, 2021 and were handed over in a ceremony at Algeria's Boufarik military airport (as captured via Record ID#94808).

Then, in September 2021, the Chinese Government donated 3.2 million doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine worth an estimated $57.6 million (as captured via Record ID#97169).

📋 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 $3.6 million.

📚 Sources & References

Li Lianhe
Chinese Ambassador to Algeria
Attends the Ceremony to Welcome the Vaccines Donated to Algeria (驻阿尔及利亚大使李连和出席迎接援阿疫苗仪式)
Ambassador to Algeria Li Lianhe Attends the Ceremony of China's New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Assistance to Algeria 驻阿尔及利亚大使李连和出席中国向阿尔及利亚提供新冠肺炎疫苗援助仪式
Wang Yi Speaks on the Phone with Algerian Foreign Minister Boukadoum (王毅同阿尔及利亚外长布卡杜姆通电话)
Li Lianhe
Ambassador to Algeria, was invited to attend the production launch ceremony of Sinovac Vaccine in Algeria 驻阿尔及利亚大使李连和应邀出席科兴疫苗在阿投产仪式
China's aid for Algeria's new crown vaccine arrives in Algeria
Algeria receives donation of anti-COVID-19 vaccine 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.