The first delivery of medical supplies from the World Health Organization (WHO) has landed in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.
“The cargo includes one million masks, goggles, gloves, gowns and other protective gear for health workers, as well as ventilators for patients,” says WFP.
It will be distributed to Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia and Tanzania and then on from those hubs to “as many countries as possible”, Reuters news agency quotes WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs as saying.
The World Food Programme (WFP) tweeted a clip of unloading:
#COVID19 First UN solidarity flight carrying vital medical supplies to African nations departs 📍Addis Ababa.
— World Food Programme (@WFP) April 14, 2020
The @WHO cargo transported by WFP includes face shields, gloves, goggles, gowns, masks, medical aprons, thermometers and ventilators.
🆕📰👉 https://t.co/B5Oc9B2yov