Chinese Government donates 20,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $360,000 in March 2021

$360K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Guyana
Country	Guyana
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Aug 09, 2031
Duration	3,872 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95661`

Grant Description

On March 2, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 20,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Guyana.

📋 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 March 2021 donation as $360,000.

📚 Sources & References

POLICY RESPONSES TO COVID-19
Guyana receives donated COVID-19 vaccines from China
COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived in Guyana
Guyana receives COVID-19 vaccine donated by China
PRESIDENT ALI THANKS CHINA FOR DONATION OF VACCINES
Government awaiting arrival of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
OFFICIAL REPORT
World Bank Document - Guyana-COVID-19-Emergency-Response-Project-Additional-Financing
DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics, 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines supplied to Caribbean 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.