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Chinese Government donates 200,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $3.6 million in January 2022
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Republic of Congo |
| Country | Congo |
| Start Date | Nov 29, 2021 |
| End Date | Jan 25, 2029 |
| Duration | 2,614 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 95548 |
Grant Description
In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 640,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of the Republic of Congo.
On March 10, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of the Republic of Congo. The handover ceremony was held in Brazzaville, Congo.
The ceremony was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Congo Ma Fulin, Congolese Foreign Minister Gacoso, Minister of Health Mikolo, Minister of Defense Moncho (Coordinator of the National Anti-epidemic Mechanism), and WHO Representative in Congo Manga.
Then, on March 25, 2021, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China donated an additional 40,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses to the Congolese Ministry of National Defense. The Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Ma Fulin, and the Congolese Minister of National Defense, Mr.
Charles Richard Mondjo, received the batch of vaccines and they were then delivered to the Congolese Ministry of National Defense on March 26, 2021.
On May 14, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 200,000 additional donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of the Republic of Congo. The vaccines arrived at Maya-Maya airport in Brazzaville, Congo. The donation was given to the Congolese Government, represented by the Minister of Health Mrs.
Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, from the Chinese Ambassador to Congo Ma Fulin.
Approximately 8 months later, on January 20, 2022, the Chinese Government delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of the Republic of Congo.
The donation came after Chairman Xi pledged to donate 1 billion more vaccine doses to Africa during the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in November 29, 2021. The March 10, 2021 donation from the Chinese Government is captured in Record ID#93571. The March 25, 2021 donation from the PLA is captured in Record ID#93670.
The May 14, 2021 donation from the Chinese Government is captured in Record ID#93573. The January 20, 2022 donation from the Chinese Government is captured in this project.
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 January 2022 donation as $3.6 million.
Sources & References
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- China's Sinopharm vaccine arrives in Republic of the Congo
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- DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics
- 中国援助刚果（布）第三批新冠疫苗运抵
- Republic of Congo receives 200,000 more doses of Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccine
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- 中国政府援助刚果（布）新一批新冠疫苗抵刚
- GLOBALink _ Republic of Congo receives 200,000 more doses of Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccine - BELT AND ROAD PORTAL 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.
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