Chinese Government donates the first batch of anti-COVID-19 pandemic supplies to Guinea in April 2020

On April 18th, 2020, the Chinese government donates the first batch of anti-COVID-19 supplies to Guinea has arrived in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Guinea is one of 18 African countries that received part of this donation, which was sent to Ghana in early April and then distributed amongst each recipient country. The materials included in the total donation to Africa included personal protective equipment, N95 face masks, medical protective suits, goggles, gloves, infrared thermometers and artificial respirators. Chinese Ambassador Huang Wei, Minister of Cooperation Keita, and Guinea Minister of Health Rama co-chaired the handover ceremony. Representatives from the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme in Guinea attended the ceremony. The Guinean health department expresses its deep gratitude to the Chinese government and will properly arrange the use of materials to improve the ability to respond to the pandemic.

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