Combating coronavirus: WHO lauds UAE’s support for African countries during Covid-19 crisis – Khaleej Times

Combating coronavirus: WHO lauds UAE’s support for African countries during Covid-19 crisis – Khaleej Times

Combating coronavirus: WHO lauds UAE's support for African countries during Covid-19 crisis. Dubai has played a key role in ensuring supplies are prepared and shipped to where they are most needed, WHO chief said.. The World Health Organization�has commended the UAE's humanitarian efforts in providing�medical and protective supplies to African countries in the ongoing global�Covid-19 crisis.. "I would like to thank the African Union, the governments of UAE and Ethiopia, the Jack Ma Foundation and all our partners for their solidarity with African countries at this critical moment in history," Dr�Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, said on Tuesday in Geneva, in conjunction with the announcement of the launch of the first United Nations'�air solidarity flight to transport medical supplies to African countries.. "Thanks to the government of the United Arab Emirates for its generous support of this operation.. WHO's regional logistics hub in Dubai has played a key role in making sure these supplies are prepared and shipped to where they are most needed.. We can stop the virus in its tracks, but we've got to work together.. "The World Food Programme�is committed to getting vital medical supplies to front lines and shielding medical workers as they save lives,"