Chinese Government donates COVID-testing laboratory supplies worth USD $77k to CARPHA in October 2021

$77K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	America, regional
Country	America, regional
Start Date	Oct 13, 2021
End Date	Jul 12, 2026
Duration	1,733 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`97292`

Grant Description

On October 7th, 2021, the Chinese Government donated COVID-testing laboratory supplies worth USD $77 thousand to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

Supplies included 1 dry-ice machine, 60,000 pairs of gloves, 100,000 tips*, 250 plastic autoclavable bags, 5,000 cryovials, and 500 cryo boxes.

The purpose of this donation is to support the Governments and People of CARICOM countries in their continued fight against COVID-19. *unsure what this is. could be Grenada slang for q tips.

📚 Sources & References

People’s Republic of China Continues to Support Caribbean Region in Fight against COVID-19
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 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.