Project profile — China - Humanitarian Response to COVID-19 - Canadian Red Cross 2020

• China (100.00%)

• Emergency Response: Material relief assistance and services (72010) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

December 2019 - The Wuhan city in China reported cases of pneumonia from an unknown origin. The disease, later confirmed to be a new coronavirus (COVID-19), continued to spread within China. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”. By February 23, 2020, China reported over 77,000 cases, including over 1,700 infected health workers. With GAC’s support, the Canadian Red Cross is dispatching 16 tonnes of personal protective equipment to support the emergency response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China. The personal protective equipment includes clothing, face shields, masks, goggles, and gloves.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to critical health care by affected population; and (2) increased access to personal protective equipment by health workforce. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.

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• Proactive disclosure