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Chinese Ministry of Defense donates 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines and 201,600 single use syringes

$3.6M USD

Funder	Central Military Commission (China)\|China Ministry of National Defense
Recipient Organization	Viet Nam
Country	Viet Nam
Start Date	Aug 17, 2021
End Date	Feb 07, 2027
Duration	2,000 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95844`

Grant Description

On August 17, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense received notification of 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines and 201,600 single use syringes to be donated by the Chinese Ministry of Defense. The vaccines arrived on August 23, 2021. The monetary value of this donation is unknown.

Hoàng Xuân Chiến, Vietnamese deputy defense minister and member of the Government’s working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, and Chinese ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo, chaired the reception ceremony at Nội Bài International Airport in Hanoi. This was the first donation of vaccines Vietnam received from a foreign government.

📋 Staff Comments

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