Jack Ma, the man who co-founded e-commerce site Alibaba, has sent medical supplies to Africa. Supplies were sent to Ethiopia and Rwanda.
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who will oversee the distribution of the medical supplies to other African countries said he had received the test kits in a tweet on Sunday.
He added that the kits will distributed throughout Africa starting Monday.
Experts have warned that Africa’s struggling health infrastructure would not be able to cope if the virus becomes established there.
The region has reported about 1,100 cases spread across 43 countries, with 39 deaths.
Thank you Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli for helping us distribute supplies throughout Africa. It’s a tough job during such a difficult time. Together, we can do this! https://t.co/PG1caEs4gb
Ma announced a donation of a total of 1.1 million testing kits, six million masks, and 60,000 protective suits and face shields to help the continent in its fight against the new coronavirus last week.
The tech billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba said the Jack Ma foundation will work with local medical institutions on the continent to provide online training material for coronavirus clinical treatments.
