New Delhi (NVI): The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a $2.9 million package to help India amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in providing care for the affected, and support local communities with the tools needed to contain the disease.
The Agency had announced the financial assistance to India on March 28. “This builds on a foundation of more than $1.4 billion in health assistance, and nearly $3 billion in total assistance, that the United States has provided to India over the last 20 years,” the US embassy said in a statement here today.
“The new funds will support two organizations: $2.4 million for USAID’s health strengthening project, implemented by Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, and $500,000 for the World Health Organization (WHO),” read a statement by the embassy.
US Ambassador to India, Kenneth I Juster praised India’s efforts to contain the disease and said that the USAID assistance will further support India’s response to COVID-19.
“COVID-19 is a global public health threat that can be addressed best by close collaboration among governments and international organizations. The US Government, through USAID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other US Department of Health and Human Services agencies, is working closely with the Government of India and multilateral agencies to support India’s response to this global pandemic,” he said.
