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Chinese Government donates 10 million Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $180 million in May 2022

$180M USD

Funder Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization Government of Myanmar (Burma)
Country Myanmar
Start Date May 18, 2022
End Date Nov 05, 2026
Duration 1,632 days
Number of Grantees 1
Roles Recipient
Data Source AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID 96117
Grant Description

Between May 18 and May 29, 2022, the Chinese Government delivered 10 million donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses, 13 million donated COVID-19 vaccine syringes and two donated mobile laboratory vehicles to the Government of Myanmar.

The vaccines were to be used in the inoculation of children aged five to 12-years old, and the two mobile laboratory vehicles were to be used at the country's border checkpoints. On May 29, a handover ceremony was held at Yangon International Airport. Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, Chen Hai and Myanmar's Minister of Health, Thet Khaing Win attended.

In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 23.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Myanmar.

📋 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 May 2022 donation as $180 million.

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Government of Myanmar (Burma)

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