The State Department and
the US Agency for International Development have now committed nearly $508
million in emergency health, humanitarian, and economic assistanc
The United States has provided nearly $5.9 million in health assistance to India to slow the spread of Covid-19, the State Department said Thursday.
The amount is being used to
help India hinder the spread of the disease by providing care for the affected,
disseminating essential public health messages to communities and strengthen
case-finding and surveillance, the State Department said.
The assistance is also
being used to mobilize innovative financing mechanisms for emergency
preparedness and response to this pandemic.
"This builds on a
foundation of nearly $2.8 billion in total assistance, which includes more than
$1.4 billion in health assistance, the United States has provided to India
over the last 20 years," it said in a update of the US efforts in response
to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The State Department and
the US Agency for International Development have now committed nearly $508
million in emergency health, humanitarian, and economic assistance. This is on
top of the funding the US has already provide to multilateral and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are helping communities around the
world deal with the pandemic.
In South Asia, America's
Covid-19 assistance has gone to Afghanistan ($18 million), Bangladesh ($9.6
million), Bhutan ($500,000), Nepal ($1.8 million), Pakistan ($9.4 million) and
Sri Lanka ($1.3 million). The IMF on Thursday approved nearly $1.4 billion in
emergency aid to Pakistan to help it weather the impact of the coronavirus
pandemic.
"While uncertainty
remains high, the near-term economic impact of Covid-19 is expected to be
significant, giving rise to large fiscal and external financing needs,"
the international lender said in a statement.
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