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Chinese Government donates 200,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses worth USD $3.6 million in September 2021

$3.6M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Kenya
Country	Kenya
Start Date	Sep 18, 2021
End Date	Aug 12, 2030
Duration	3,250 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95487`

Grant Description

On September 18, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Kenya. This donation was made to support Kenya’s COVID-19 response efforts. The monetary value of this donation is USD $3.6 million.

Susan Mochache, the Principal Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Health, and Zhang Yijun, the Minister Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, attended the vaccine handover ceremony at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

📋 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 $3.6 million.

📚 Sources & References

DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics
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China-donated vaccines arrive in Kenya amid intensified pandemic fight in Africa
The fist batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrives in Nairobi
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China donates 200,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses to Kenya
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