A team from Fargo Courier services offload PPEs at Kenyatta National and Referral Hospital. The collaboration between the Kenya Covid-19 , EGF and KAM will play a key role in the development of a health supplies ecosystem in Kenya that meets national and international quality standards.

From left: Equity Group Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia, Principal Administrative Secretary Office of the President & Secretary Kenya COVID-19 Fund, Kennedy Kihara, Kenya COVID-19 Fund Health Committee Chair Dr. James Mwangi & Kenya COVID-19 Fund Chairperson Jane Karuku at the handover.

Chairperson of the Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board Mrs. Jane Karuku, speaks at the handover event for PPEs event at Kenyatta National and Referral Hospital.

Kenya COVID-19 Fund Health Committee Chair Dr. James Mwangi addresses guests at the PPEs handover event at KNH. Looking on is KNH Covid-19 Nurses Team Lead Stella Githaiga & KNH Board Chairman Dr. George Ooko. COVID-19 Fund Board through the Health Committee has embarked on the process of procuring the second batch of PPEs worth Ksh 400 Million.

Equity Group Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia (left) hands over PPEs to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) CEO Dr. Evanson Kamuri (right). Kenyatta National Hospital and Mbagathi Hospital PPEs consignment was valued at Kshs 3.2Million and includes disposable gowns, surgical masks, N95 respirator masks, nitrile gloves, head/hair covers, shoe covers, and gumboots.

From left: Equity’s Wings to Fly branch champion Joyce Wachira demonstrates to guardian Richard Onguti and a beneficiary of Equity’s Wings to Fly scholarship program Khadija Addala, how the solar powered lamp with a transistor radio is recharged using a solar panel. Equity Group Foundation (EGF) EGF in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has rolled out an initiative to ensure 14,600 Wings to Fly and Elimu Scholarship scholars continue with their education during the COVID-19 crises.

Kenya Clinical Officers Association Chairman Albert Taita (left), National Chair Kenya Medical Association Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu (second left) and Chairman of the National Nurses Association of Kenya Alfred Obengo (third left) receive a cheque of Ksh 85 million from Dr. James Mwangi, Chair of the Health Committee Kenya Covid-19 Fund and Equity Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Looking on is Equity Group Vice- Chairman Professor Isaac Macharia (second right) and Equity Group Foundation General Manager Quality Assurance Dr. Joanne Korir (right). Kenya Covid-19 Fund and Equity Group have partnered with KMA and other professional associations to train and offer psychosocial wellness support to 50,000 public healthcare workers dealing with Covid-19 patients.

Wells Fargo Business Unit Head –Contract Logistics, Ankush Mehta (right) explains the logistics that will be followed during the delivery of the PPEs to Chair Health Committee, Kenya Covid-19 Fund and Equity Group MD and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (left) and Equity Group Vice-Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia (centre). The first consignment includes 550,000 surgical masks, 54,000 N95 respirator masks, 1,000,000 nitrile gloves, 100,250 disposable gowns, 45,000 disposable medical scrubs,5,400 protective goggles, 5,400 face shields, 54,000 head/hair covers, 45,000 shoe covers, and 1000 gumboots.

Chair Health Committee, Kenya Covid-19 Fund and Equity Group MD and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (left), Kenya Covid-19 Fund Chairperson, Jane Karuku (centre) and Equity Group Vice-Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia (right), oversee the loading of the first consignment of PPEs onto a courier vehicle. The initiative has allowed for economies of scale and the proper identification of the national priorities for PPEs.

Wells Fargo Order Processing Picking Agent, Geoffrey Nyachio (seated) demonstrates to Chair Health Committee, Kenya Covid-19 Fund and Equity Group MD and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (left), Equity Group Vice-Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia (2nd left), Kenya Covid-19 Fund Chairperson, Jane Karuku (centre) and Wells Fargo Business Unit Head –Contract Logistics, Ankush Mehta, how to process an order on the system. Looking on is Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) CEO Phyllis Wakiaga (extreme left) and KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Chibanzi Mwachomba. Well Fargo will ensure that the PPEs are secure and that they are delivered in a timely manner

From Left: Wells Fargo Director of Operations Gray Cullen, Equity Group Vice-Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia, Chair Health Committee, Kenya Covid-19 Fund and Equity Group MD and CEO Dr. James Mwangi, Kenya Covid-19 Fund Chairperson, Jane Karuku and Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) CEO Phyllis Wakiaga, display the disposable medical scrubs that are part of the consignment being flagged off. The local manufacturers involved in the production of PPEs will consistently supply high quality PPEs for Kenya and its neighbours.

Wells Fargo Business Unit Head Central- Contract Logistics Ankush Shah (right) explains to (from left) Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) CEO Phyllis Wakiaga , Equity Group MD and CEO Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group Vice-Chairman Prof. Isaac Macharia, Kenya Covid-19 Fund Chairperson, Jane Karuku and KMPDU Secretary General, Dr. Chibanzi Mwachomba the logistics process of how the PPEs will be received, dispatched and documented. Dr. Mwangi, together with Health and Procurement Committee members are coordinating the sourcing, quality assurance and distribution of PPEs for frontline health care workers at designated Covid-19 management hospitals.