The UAE has sent urgent humanitarian aid to support Sudan and Nigeria in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fourteen tonnes of medical supplies and 20 tonnes of food items have been dispatched following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The relief materials were sent from the International Humanitarian City in Dubai.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum orders urgent humanitarian aid to be dispatched to Sudan to support the country’s efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.https://t.co/dL8nHSdJOE pic.twitter.com/SlylVz8GIw
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 15, 2020
.@HHShkMohd also ordered another aid shipment to Nigeria to help the country fight the pandemic. The relief shipments, which include 14 tonnes of medical supplies and 20 tonnes of food supplies, were dispatched from the International Humanitarian City in #Dubai.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 15, 2020
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