Kenya receive Jack Ma’s generous donation to fight coronavirus
By Njange Maina, March 24, 2020
Kenya on March 24 received her share of Jack Ma’s donation towards fighting coronavirus.
The Alibaba founder is donating medical kits to countries all over the world to help fight coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health announced the arrival of the donation which was delivered by an Ethiopian cargo plane to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport(JKIA).
Ministry of Health is receiving #COVID19
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) March 24, 2020
✅ Testing kits
✅ Protective Gear
✅ Mask
✅Medical Equipment
The donation is an initiative of @JackMa FDN and @AlibabaGroup w/ Ethiopian Government to provide medical equipment and kits to African Countries #KomeshaCorona pic.twitter.com/5ksN5lG0MP
Jack Ma announced on March 16 he would donate 20,000 test kits, 100,000 face masks and 1000 protective suits to every country in Africa.
In total, the billionaire donated 1.1 million test kits, 6million masks and 60,000 medical suits and face shields. The initial consignment landed in Ethiopia on March 22.
Africa can be one step ahead of the coronavirus. To each of the 54 African countries, we will donate 20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields. Thank you @PMEthiopia @AbiyAhmedAli for your support. pic.twitter.com/GnB2Babkcx
— Jack Ma Foundation (@foundation_ma) March 16, 2020
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali agreed to distribute the coronavirus-fighting kits to the rest 53 African countries
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Njange Maina
Njange Maina is a journalist by profession with a degree in Journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He is currently pursuing a micro-masters degree in Digital Branding and Marketing. He is interested in digital media, human interest stories, and business journalism.
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