China donates 500,000 vaccine doses and 502,400 syringes to Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action in November 2021

$9M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Senegal Ministry of Health and Social Action
Country	Senegal
Start Date	Nov 01, 2021
End Date	Apr 12, 2029
Duration	2,719 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96881`

Grant Description

On November 5, 2021, the Department of Prevention within Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action received 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses and 502,400 syringes from China. This donation was given as a part of the #Covax Initiative.

📋 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 November 2021 donation as $9 million.

📚 Sources & References

The Department of Prevention of the Ministry of Health and Social Action has received 500,000 doses of #Sinopharm vaccines & 502,400 syringes. A donation from #China to #Senegal via the #Covax initiative
Exclusive_ Senegal expects 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines to expire by year-end _ Reuters.pdf 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.