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Chinese Government donates 3.2 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $57.6 million in September 2021 (Linked to Record ID#94808)

$57.6M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Algeria
Country	Algeria
Start Date	Sep 01, 2021
End Date	Mar 15, 2026
Duration	1,656 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`97169`

Grant Description

On February 10, 2021, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed a donation of 200,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses (worth an estimated $3.6 million) on a phone call with Algerian Foreign Minister Boukadoum.

The vaccines arrived on February 24, 2021 and were handed over in a ceremony at Algeria's Boufarik military airport (as captured via Record ID#94808).

Then, in September 2021, the Chinese Government donated 3.2 million doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine worth an estimated $57.6 million (as captured via Record ID#97169).

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single 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 September 2021 donation as $57.6 million.

📚 Sources & References

Li Lianhe
Ambassador to Algeria, was invited to attend the production launch ceremony of Sinovac Vaccine in Algeria 驻阿尔及利亚大使李连和应邀出席科兴疫苗在阿投产仪式
中国驻阿尔及利亚大使李连和在阿主流媒体发表题为《特殊一年携手逐梦》的署名文章
DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics 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.