Zambia on Wednesday received more materials from the Jack Ma Foundation aimed at helping the country halt the further spread of COVID-19.
The materials were aimed at supporting Zambia in the detections and treatment of the disease.
The consignment has been organized by the Jack Ma Foundation, African Union (AU), Ethiopian Airlines and the World Food Program (WFP).
Emmanuel Mwamba, Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the AU and ambassador to Ethiopia thanked all the partners involved in ensuring that Africa fought off the threat of the pandemic.
The consignment has already been dispatched to Zambia, he added.
Among the items include 18,900 viral swabs, transportation medium and extraction kits, 3,700 personal protective clothing and 3,800 face shields. Others are 9,500 gloves and 36 thermometer guns.
The Zambian envoy said the new consignment together with the first one represent a baseline of personal protective equipment and test kits that the Jack Ma Foundation has supported Africa in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, he said in a release.
Last month the Foundation donated to Zambia 100,000 face masks, 20,000 laboratory test kits, and 1,000 personal protective equipment. Enditem
