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Chinese Government provides 100,000 doses of vaccines to Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand in February 2022

$1.8M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Thailand
Country	Thailand
Start Date	Feb 03, 2022
End Date	Dec 28, 2027
Duration	2,154 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`99617`

Grant Description

On February 3, 2022, the Chinese Government provided 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand. The purpose of this donation is to assist Thailand in COVID-19 response and treatment efforts. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation.

China’s Ambassador to Thailand, Han Zhiqiang, and Princess Sirindhorn attended the ceremony. This is the sixth batch of vaccine aid provided by China to Thailand.

As of February 2022, China has provided 50.85 million doses of vaccine to Thailand, including 3.35 million doses of assistance.

📋 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 August 2021 donation as $7.2 million.

📚 Sources & References

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China donates another 100,000 Sinopharm doses to Thailand
China donates another 100,000 Sinopharm doses to Thailand
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn 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.