Health ministry receives Covid-19 testing kits, masks donated by Jack Ma

username 24th March, 2020 02:52 PM

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed that it has received testing kits, protective gear, face masks and medical equipment donated by Chinese philanthropist and businessman Jack Ma.

The materials were delivered to Kenya by Ethiopian Airlines, who are distributing the materials that Ma, the founder of Alibaba online trading firm, donated.

Ministry of Health is receiving #COVID19

✅ 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
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) March 24, 2020

The coronavirus support materials arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday, March 22 for distribution to the rest of the continent.

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed confirmed Ma dispatched received 1.1 million testing kits, 6 million face masks and 60,000 protective suits for distribution in Africa.