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

$1.8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Timor-Leste
Country	Timor-Leste
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Sep 02, 2033
Duration	4,627 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95430`

Grant Description

On June 5, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines and syringes to the Government of Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste's Vice Prime Minister Armanda Berta dos Santos, Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Xiao Jianguo, Representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to Timor-Leste, and other officials from the Timor-Leste Government attended the vaccine handover ceremony at Dili International airport.

The WFP helped transport the vaccines donated throughout Timor-Leste.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single 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 June 2021 donation as $1.8 million.

📚 Sources & References

WFP helps transport COVID-19 vaccine donated by China to Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste receives China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
Ambassador Xiao Jianguo's Speech at the Donation Ceremony of Chinese Vaccines to Timor-Leste
China doa a Timor-Leste 100 mil doses de vacina contra a COVID-19
Governo da China apoia Timor-Leste com 100.000 doses de vacina Sinovac
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