U.S. increases assistance to Ukraine to fight COVID-19

17.04.2020 10:01

Ukrinform

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has increased humanitarian assistance to Ukraine from $1.2 million announced last week to $9.1 million to combat the uncontrolled spread of coronavirus, the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington has said on Facebook.

"The United States has expanded assistance to Ukraine to $9.1 million in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be allocated to Ukraine through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)," the embassy said in a post early on Friday, April 17.

The report says U.S. assistance will help prepare laboratory systems, activate case-finding and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, bolster risk communication, and more.

In addition, U.S. assistance "will also prevent and control infection at targeted health facilities; and support water, sanitation and hygiene interventions for the most vulnerable populations in Donetsk and Luhansk."

In this regard, the Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. thanked U.S. partners "for their support and concerted efforts."