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Chinese Government donates 2 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $36 million in October 2021

$36M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Oct 01, 2021
End Date	Sep 24, 2032
Duration	4,011 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96094`

Grant Description

On October 13, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 1 million donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Myanmar. The donation arrived at Yangon International Airport.

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai held a video handover ceremony and signed a handover certificate with Myanmar Minister of Health Thei Khai Win. An additional 1 million vaccines arrived October 14.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm/Sinovac 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 October 2021 donation as $36 million.

📚 Sources & References

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