Chinese Government donates 300,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $5.4 million in September 2021

$5.4M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Madagascar
Country	Madagascar
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Jun 17, 2026
Duration	1,993 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95406`

Grant Description

On September 24, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 300,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Madagascar.

📋 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 September 2021 donation as $5.4 million.

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