The first @UN “Solidarity Flight” is scheduled to leave Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia, today - from there, the aircraft will transport the vital medical cargo to all countries in Africa, where supplies are desperately needed to contain the spread of #COVID19 👉 bit.ly/2V5iyCP 
WHO cargo is being transported by the @WFP, and includes face shields, gloves, goggles, gowns, masks, medical aprons and thermometers, as well as ventilators 👉 bit.ly/2V5iyCP #COVID19
The cargo also includes a large quantity of medical supplies donated by 🇪🇹 Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli & @foundation_ma to reverse #COVID19 in Africa. The @_AfricanUnion, through the @AfricaCDC is providing technical support & coordination for the distribution of the supplies.
The crucial WHO cargo includes 1 million face masks, as well as personal protective equipment, which will be enough to protect #healthworkers while treating over 30,000 patients across Africa & laboratory supplies to support surveillance and detection. bit.ly/2V5iyCP
WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai, staffed by a team of seven, has been working around the clock to dispatch over 130 shipments of personal protective equipment and laboratory supplies to 95 countries across all six WHO regions. bit.ly/2V5iyCP
