The richest man in Africa made the generous donation which would be used to build an emergency operation center
The fight against the Ebola virus in Nigeria has received a huge boost as Aliko Dangote has donated 150 million to the cause.
The donation was announced by the Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Foundation, Mrs Adhiambo Odaga during a media briefing at the Ministry of Health.
She said:
“After bilateral discussion with the honourable minister and his team, Dangote foundation has funded the establishment of the Ebola emergency operation in Lagos, that is being done through grant from the foundation of just a little over N150 million,”
"The strategy that our chairman is deploying is the strategy to respond and to commend government for the effort, and to show that all Nigerians are concerned. We will continue to discuss with the ministry about what additional support can be offered."
“The choice of the emergency operation centre as an investment for Dangote Foundation is based on the fact that is the critical platform through which the government is coordinating all that is happening to ensure that the crisis is contained,”
The first case of the Ebola virus in Nigeria was reported in Lagos after the entry of infected Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer.
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