Kenya receive Jack Ma’s generous donation to fight coronavirus
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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
✅ 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
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