US donates over $43.1 Billion to Nigeria For the fight Against Covid-19

“More than $41.3 million in assistance, which includes more than $3.3 million for health assistance and $34 million in IDA humanitarian funding for risk-communications, water and sanitation, infection-prevention, coordination, and emergency food assistance; and nearly $4.1 million in MRA humanitarian assistance for vulnerable people.

This was part of the statement made by by the US Department of State on Thursday.
The United States has announced that over N16billion (in equivalence to the amount mentioned in Dollars) has been donated to Nigeria in assistance to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The US said over $12.5bn has been allocated globally in COVID-19 response, including commitments for the development of vaccines and therapeutics, amongst others.
“We are achieving real results, helping nations around the world respond to COVID-19 and thereby protecting the homeland. We continue to ensure that the substantial U.S. funding and scientific efforts on this front remain a central and coordinated part of the worldwide effort against the disease,” it added.

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