One week after the US Embassy announced that the U.S government will be providing US$475,000 to assist Guyana in its fight against the coronavirus, additional financial resources have been earmarked to further assist Guyana and other Caribbean countries.
On Monday, the US Embassy announced that the US government has now committed an additional US$1.7 million to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean.
The Embassy said the United States, via USAID, is providing life-saving support by coordinating with the Government of Guyana, international humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders to identify priority areas for investment.
According to US Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch, “the United States Government is committed to assisting the people of Guyana to combat the spread of COVID-19 to prevent illness and deaths associated with the dreaded pandemic and ultimately improve the quality of life and the economic outcomes of this wonderful country and its people.
Through the latest assistance, USAID will support infection prevention and control in health-care facilities and communications to help educate people on steps they can take to prevent and respond to the spread of the virus, through country-specific media campaigns.
Additionally, support will be also given to surveillance and rapid response with case-finding and event-based surveillance for COVID-19.
The Embassy explained that the United States Government has previously contributed substantially to improving the healthcare services, systems and infrastructure with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Cervical Cancer and Zika infections in Guyana.
“Support through USAID and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) resulted in Guyana being the first country in the region to attain the 1st pillar in the goal to achieve epidemic control of HIV; by diagnosing at least 90% of those persons estimated to be living with HIV”, the release noted.
The United States is now calling on other donors to contribute to the global effort to combat COVID-19.
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