US declares $eight mln greater aid to assist Pakistan combat coronavirus
ISLAMABAD - The United States on Friday introduced $8 million greater assist for Pakistan to help it fight coronavirus through building extra cell laboratories, operation facilities and schooling of the healthcare people.
“Today, I am proud to announce numerous new approaches America is partnering with Pakistan to combat coronavirus with more than $eight million in new contributions,” US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul W. Jones said in a video message released with the aid of the embassy.
This is in addition to in advance assist of $2 million by america to Pakistan. All of the said contributions were identified as pinnacle priority wishes by means of the Pakistani authorities, and they are fully paid for by way of the American people.
The investment might be utilized for presenting three new cellular labs so Pakistanis living in virus hotspots can be tested, treated, and monitored to stop the unfold, via $3 million in contributions.
High-tech emergency operations centers would be established in Islamabad, Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan with the funding of $1 million. Around $2 million could be spent to educate network healthcare workers to help humans in their houses to lessen the load on hospitals.
The investment could additionally help behavior existence-saving activities in Afghan refugee and host groups in Pakistan with $2.4 million, administered with the aid of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
“What I’ve defined nowadays is the ultra-modern bankruptcy in a protracted, vibrant US-Pakistan health partnership. It builds on US contributions during the last twenty years of extra than $1.1 billion inside the health region, and more than $18.4 billion normal to the USA-Pakistan development partnership,” the ambassador remarked.
He said Prime Minister Khan recognized some other top precedence of debt remedy and america is a leading supporter of the immediately and extraordinary measures simply agreed by G20 international locations, as a way to offer tremendous relief to Pakistan.
“Together, we are able to prevent the unfold of this deadly disease to defend our loved ones and regain our prosperity and freedom,” Ambassador Paul W. Jones remarked.
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