Equity Group Foundation has donated Sh1.1 billion to support Covid-19 response in Kenya with support from Equity Bank, MasterCard Foundation and the family of Dr James Mwangi. The commitment includes a Sh300 million contribution from Equity Bank, Sh500 million from the MasterCard Foundation and Sh300 million the family of Equity Group Holdings managing director and CEO Mwangi. The funds will go towards the purchase of personal protective equipment for frontline medical personnel dealing with Covid-19 patients in public hospitals in the country. EGF will work in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund in this endeavor, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Others are Dr David Kariuki (senior Health Ministry director general), Alfred Obengo (National Nurses Association of Kenya) and secretary Dr Joanne Korir (Equity quality assurance).

Source: The Star April 30, 2020 02:03 UTC