US Has Given Nigeria N7.7 Billion To Fight Covid-19 – USAID
The United States funding for Nigeria for the prevention and mitigation of the COVID-19 has reached N7.7 billion ($21.4 million) as of April 17.
The US government disclosed the development on Friday through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Department of State.
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Similarly the US Embassy in Nigeria tweeted, “U.S. Assistance to Fight COVID19 in Nigeria Reaches $21.4 Million This funding will support critical activities to control the spread of this disease.”
According to a statement by the US embassy, $18 million would be used for humanitarian assistance, water and sanitation activities, infection prevention, and coordination, and humanitarian assistance for refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and their host communities.
The US Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, said, “The U.S. government is leading the world’s humanitarian and health response to the COVID-19 pandemic even while we battle the virus at home,” adding that “Our assistance is rolling out gradually as we reconfigure priorities in response to the evolving situation.”
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U.S also said that the funding would “support critical activities” to contain the spread of the virus, “such as public-health information campaigns, water and sanitation, and preventing and controlling infections in health-care facilities.”
The US had in a period of 20 years given a total of $8.1 billion in financial assistance, including over $5.2 billion for the health assistance.
