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Chinese Government donates 400,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $7.2 million in January 2022

$7.2M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zambia
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2022
End Date	May 15, 2028
Duration	2,326 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95660`

Grant Description

In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 600,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Zambia.

The Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Zambia on May 31, 2021.

Then, on August 9, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 100,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines as well as 102,400 syringes to the Government of Zambia. Li Jie, the Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, attended the vaccine handover ceremony and delivered a speech. The aid package was meant to help the Government of Zambia combat its third wave of COVID-19.

The Chinese Government delivered an additional 400,000 donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Zambia on January 24, 2022.

📋 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 $7.2 million.

📚 Sources & References

China donates 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Zambia
Zambia approves 5 COVID-19 vaccines, receives 100,000 Sinopharm doses
Remark at the Welcoming Ceremony of China's Aid to Zambia's Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine by H.E. Mr. Li Jie
Chinese Ambassador to Zambia
Zambia receives 2nd batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
Ambassador Li Jie Attended the Handover Ceremony of COVID-19 Vaccine Aid to Zambia
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