Coronavirus : Royal instructions for sending medical aid to several African countries

King Mohammed VI gave his instructions for sending medical aid to several brotherly African countries, said on Sunday the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad.

The aid is intended to provide protective medical equipment to support African countries in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry said in a statement.

It is composed of nearly 8 million face masks, 900,000 visors, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 coats, 30,000 liters of hydroalcoholic gel, as well as 75,000 packs of chloroquine and 15,000 packs of Azithromycin.

This aid will benefit 15 African countries, belonging to all the sub-regions of the continent, namely: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Chad and Zambia, added the same source.

All the protective products and equipment making up the medical aids sent to brotherly African countries are produced in Morocco by Moroccan companies and comply with the World Health Organization's standards.