IGAD donates COVID-19 medical supplies to Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, May 14, 2020 (FBC) -The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has donated medical supplies worth 800,000 birr to the Ethiopian Ministry of Health to support its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Girum Hailu, Senior Advisor to the Health and Social Development Division of IGAD, handed over the medical equipment to Dr Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health.

Dr Lia on the occasion said the equipment will be used to support COVID-19 containment efforts at border areas as well as displaced-person and refugee camps.

The medical supplies donated by the east African bloc include gloves, facemasks, hand sanitizer and other materials need to prevent the virus.

Last month, IGAD also donated $100,000 to help Ethiopia in its fight against the pandemic.