Chinese Government Donates 5 Million USD Worth of Medical Supplies and Equipment to Combat Ebola

On April 13, 2015, the Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, Zhang Yue, turned over a huge consignment of assorted medical supplies and equipment to the Government of Liberia valued at RMB 30 million (around $5 million USD). This is part of the fourth batch (worth RMB 500 million in total) of aid the Chinese Government has delivered to African countries fighting Ebola. The equipment and medical supplies include 20 ambulances, 20 pickup trucks, 10 incinerators, 100 motorcycles, 150 hospital beds, 4,000 sets of healthcare products, 60,000 personal protective equipment (PPEs), 20,000 bottles of hand washing disinfectants, 215 sets of assorted medical instruments such as 645 sprayers, 215 infra-red thermometers, among others. Also included in the consignment were 10 giant fork lifters for use at Liberia's ports of entry - Freeport of Monrovia and the Roberts International Airport.

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