$3.6m Donation towards Ethiopia’s Fight against Coronavirus

15 April 2020

Mohammed Al Amoudi recently made a donation of 120m Birr (approximately $3.6m) to the Addis Ababa City Administration in support of its fight against COVID-19. Ethiopia had 25 cases as of midday on March 31st when the donation was made. There were 82 cases reported on April 14th and more cases are expected.

This was the largest private donation to combat the disease in Ethiopia as of that date and it echoes Mohammed’s historic role in fighting AIDS earlier in the decade. Mohammed has long been committed to support for public health in Africa.

Mohammed’s companies in Ethiopia have also made or expect to make significant donations according to their means in support of Government efforts to deal with the pandemic. These initiatives are often supported by employees making individual contributions. MIDROC Technology Group and its employees, for example, separately contributed 10m Birr to the fight against COVID-19 on March 31st.

Mohammed said that, through his local management team, MIDROC Ethiopia will make available, within its means, material resources, office and factory space and product to support the fight against this new disease. He added, “Our companies can only survive and prosper if the Ethiopian people as a whole are secure and healthy and so this fight is our fight too. My companies and the people are united in this struggle.”

For more detailed information on the various contributions of Mohammed’s companies to the fight against COVID-19 in Ethiopia, go to this article in the Ethiopia Science blog.

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