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Chinese Government donates 100,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $1.8 million in March 2021

$1.8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Gabon
Country	Gabon
Start Date	Mar 01, 2021
End Date	Feb 05, 2028
Duration	2,532 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95366`

Grant Description

In 2021, the Chinese Government donated approximately 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Gabon.

The Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Gabon on March 12, 2021.

Then, on April 9, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 300,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Gabon.

The Chinese Government delivered an additional 300,000 donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Gabon on May 9, 2021.

According to Hu Changchun, the Chinese Ambassador to Gabon, 200,000 doses were a gift from the Chinese Government to the Gabonese Government while 100,000 were a gift from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China to the Gabonese military.

📋 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 March 2021 donation as $1.8 million.

📚 Sources & References

Gabonese president gets first shot of China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19
Valuation of donations of excess COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries in ODA – update for 2022 donations
China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Gabon
Gabon's president kicks off countrywide vaccination campaign
Gabon receives first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines
Gabon receives second batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine aid
Gabon receives 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China, #COVID19: Gabon Receives Another 300,000 Vaccines From China
Expects 15,000 From Russia
Gabon 🇬🇦 health : the country receives additional 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine.
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