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US Announces Additional $10.5 Million Financial Assistance to Tackle Covid-19 Crisis

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US Announces Additional $10.5 Million Financial Assistance to Tackle Covid-19 Crisis
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August 19: United States Ambassador to Nepal, Randy W Berry, along with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal Mission Director, Sepideh Keyvanshad, donated two liquid oxygen tanks to Bir Hospital and Paropakar Maternity Hospital in Kathmandu amid a recent function. 

Issuing a statement on Wednesday (August 18), the US Embassy in Nepal said that these liquid oxygen systems are joined to the central oxygen system of the hospitals, and will provide uninterrupted supply of oxygen, or refill around 40 cylinders of 40L capacity in an hour.  Four more liquid oxygen tanks are being installed in hospitals across the country with USAID’s support, the statement added.

The United States also announced that it is giving an additional $10.5 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance for Nepal through USAID.  The additional funding assistance will strengthen surveillance and contact tracing in municipalities, support laboratory systems, and expand antigen testing at border crossings, the embassy said in the statement. 

“This funding will also help the Ministry of Health and Population develop protocols and guidelines on COVID-19 management, train and recruit healthcare workers to increase surge capacity, and strengthen critical care.  By working with its partners, USAID also helps COVID-19 patients in isolation facilities and in their homes through telemedicine, ensures continuity of crucial health and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, and equips local-level health facilities with other needed services.”

According to the US Embassy, this additional US assistance builds on more than $90 million in COVID-19 support from the United States government to Nepal that has reached over 60 percent of the population since the pandemic started.  The assistance includes $75 million from USAID in technical and commodity support such as oxygen cylinders, breathing devices, ventilators, and personal protective equipment.

 

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