The U.S government has provided a total of $50.9 million COVID-19 assistance to Nepal, according to a fact sheet posted by the US Embassy of Nepal on May 13, 2021.
According to the US Embassy of Nepal, a total of $45.1 Million USG assistance has been provided to Nepal through USAID thus far.
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, USAID’s COVID-19 assistance has reached over 55 percent of the population across Nepal by working with partners at the community, municipal, and federal levels to provide life-saving treatments, equipment, and services,” according to the US embassy’s fact sheet.
100 ventilators
10,000 personal protective equipment (PPE)
+ life-saving antiretroviral drugs to people living with HIV
Similarly, $5.8 Million in funding for Nepal thus far has enabled the Department of Defense (DoD) team to purchase PPE, breathing devices, isolation and disaster camp equipment and supplies, telemedicine equipment, COVID-19 testing supplies, handwashing stations, and medical equipment for health clinics.
Within the last few weeks, DoD has provided urgently needed PPE, medical supplies, high-flow oxygen therapy devices to the COVID Crisis Management Center and Ministry of Health and Population said in the fact sheet. On May 13, DoD announced an additional $2.75 million in emergency funding that will provide oxygen cylinders and liquid oxygen storage tanks, said in the fact sheet.
“The United States is the largest donor to COVAX, and has committed $2 billion to the program, with another $2 billion to come. Nepal was among the first in Asia to receive COVAX donations,” said in the fact sheet.
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