MONITORING (SW) – The U.S. has announced to provide Afghanistan with more than $18 million to fight against the COVID-19.
It a statement, the State Department said more than $18 million in total U.S. assistance for Afghanistan’s COVID-19 response includes more than $5.6 million in health and IDA humanitarian assistance to support detection and treatment of COVID-19 for internally displaced persons (IDPs), and nearly $2.4 million in MRA humanitarian assistance for Afghan returnees.
'This also includes $10 million in existing resources the United States Has redirected to support the United Nations Emergency Response Plan for COVID-19. This support will include surveillance, lab improvements, case management, infection prevention and control, community engagement, and technical assistance to the Government of Afghanistan', it said.
First vice president, Amrullah Saleh has thanked the U.S. for the support. 'We remain grateful & hope this assistance doesn't go through NGOs who will spend 60 percent of it for furniture, meetings, power point presentation, desk studies & consultancy fees', he tweeted.
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