According to a press release by Executive Mansion, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has committed himself to the fight against Ebola in Liberia
Dangote, who is Africa’s richest man made the promise while speaking to Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
An Executive Mansion release said Alhaji Dangote, in a telephone conversation with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf last Friday, volunteered to assist the country with medical personnel and other human and material resources.
He promised that the Dangote Foundation would work with the Liberian leader’s office to determine what assistance can be provided, including support to professional healthcare workers.
President Sirleaf thanked Alhaji Dangote for the promised assistance and praised the Nigerian businessman for reaching out to the government and people of Liberia at this critical time.
This assistance will go a long way to help rebuild the country’s healthcare system with highly skilled medical doctors and healthcare personnel during this critical period and beyond the Ebola virus disease, said President Sirleaf.
Mr. Dangote is ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 43rd richest person in the world, and the richest man in Africa.
President Sirleaf recently wrote a touching letter to the world asking for help to put an end to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.
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