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EnglishOn May 26th, H.E. Ambassador Li Ming attended the handing over ceremony together with the Honourable Health Minister Dr. Culwick Togamana for funding assistance of 150,000 USD (Approx. 1.2m in SBD) provided by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
In his remarks, Ambassador Li said “It is a pleasure indeed for us to provide this funding support to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. I sincerely hope that the funding will further safeguard the health and safety of the people of Solomon Islands during this global pandemic.”
Ambassador Li reiterated messages of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Global Health Summit on May 21st that China will provide additional 3 billion US dollars aid over the next three years to support COVID-19 response and economic recovery for developing countries. China will provide more vaccines to the best of its ability on the basis of 300 million doses of vaccines already supplied to the world. China will support waiving intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and to promote fair and equitable distribution of vaccines. China will continue to support the implementation of the global health governance, and to build a global community of health for all.
Minister for Health and Medical Services, the Honourable Dr. Culwick Togamana expressed gratitude and appreciation to the government of China.
"My ministry is very grateful, filled with gratitude and sincere appreciation towards the government and people of China for the continuous support rendered towards health efforts against COVID-19 pandemic including COVID-19 vaccination", stated Dr. Togamana.
Dr. Togamana explained that the funds will be allocated to roll out and logistical costs to ensure that MHMS continue to provide important services and protect the country from COVID-19 community transmission.
"I wish to also sincerely thank the Chinese community volunteers to support the roll out of Sinopharm at the Central Field Hospital", added the Minister.