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Chinese Government donates 150,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses worth $2.7 million to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health in March 2021 (Linked to Record ID#94944, #94961, #96101)

$2.7M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Kyrgyz Ministry of Health
Country	Kyrgyz Republic
Start Date	Mar 19, 2021
End Date	Apr 10, 2029
Duration	2,944 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94940`

Grant Description

In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 1.8 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health. The total estimated value of these donated vaccines is $32.4 million (see staff comments). The Chinese Government donated 150,000 doses worth an estimated $2.7 million on March 19, captured in Record ID#94940.

The Chinese Government donated a further 150,000 doses worth an estimated $2.7 million on July 11, captured in Record ID#94944.

Then, the Chinese Government donated a further 2.3 million doses worth an estimated $9 million on August 1, 2021, captured in Record ID#96101.

The Chinese Government donated a final 1.5 million doses worth an estimated $27,000,000 on December 14, captured in Record ID#94961.

The Kyrgyz Republic also purchased an additional 1.25 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses in July 2021, which were delivered along with the donated vaccine doses.

The handover ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ulukbek Maripov, and the Chinese Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Du Dewen.

📋 Staff Comments

According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm/Sinovac 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 March 2021 donation as $2.7 million.
The Kyrgyz Ministry of Health is also referred to as the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health and Social Services.

📚 Sources & References

驻吉尔吉斯斯坦大使杜德文与吉总理马里波夫共同出席援吉疫苗交接仪式 Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Du Dewen and Prime Minister Maripov of Kyrgyzstan jointly attended the handover ceremony of vaccines
杜德文大使与吉总理马里波夫共同出席中国政府援吉新冠疫苗交接仪式 Ambassador Du Dewen and Prime Minister Maripov of Kyrgyzstan jointly attended the handover ceremony of the new crown vaccine aided by the Chinese government to Kyrgyzstan, ЧПП КНР в КР Ду Дэвэнь и премьер-министр КР Марипов приняли участие в церемонии передачи вакцины
Kyrgyzstan thanks China for free vaccine
中国政府援助吉尔吉斯斯坦新冠疫苗运抵比什凯克
中国政府援助吉尔吉斯斯坦新冠疫苗运抵比什凯克, Республикага COVID-19га каршы кытай вакцинасы келди, Премьер-министр Улукбек Марипов встретился с Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Китая Ду Дэвэнь
China sends batch of COVID-19 vaccine to Kyrgyzstan, 【国资小新】全球供应突破1亿剂！国药集团中国生物新冠疫苗助力全球战疫
中国国药集团新冠疫苗助力全球战疫（五）
助力“春苗行动” 新冠疫苗搭乘公司复工复产包机抵达吉尔吉斯斯坦
Kyrgyzstan Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign With Free Chinese Doses
Kyrgyzstan thanks China for free vaccine, 150,000 doses of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine delivered to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan receives China's Sinopharm 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.