Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), medical consumables and assorted food items to Kano State.
She presented the items to the state government through her Special Adviser (SA) on Administration, Hadi Uba.
The SA said the items were meant for about 500,000 households across the state to cushion the effect of the lockdown in the fight against COVID-19 spread.
Uba said 16 trailer loads of assorted food items, including rice, spaghetti, flour, cooking oil and milk would be distributed in collaboration with the state government to the needy.
He added that the PPEs included 300,000 hand gloves, 300,000 face masks as well as protective gowns.
Also included were 10 pieces of automatic dispensers, among other medical items.
