This rolling collection of photos, tweets and articles offers a snapshot of the U.S. commitment to fighting COVID-19 worldwide. We will update this frequently. July 30 July 29 July 28 July 27 July 23 The U.S. government is providing
financial assistance and technical support to multiple Caribbean nations fighting COVID-19. Help ranges from distribution of medical and protective equipment to support for programs in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: COVID-19, Disease prevention and control, Global Health, Health, humanitarian assistance
U.S. private sector helps ASEAN fight COVID-19 (July 22) U.S. businesses have donated at least $40 million to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the
fight against COVID-19 . “America’s partnership with ASEAN, now in its 43rd year, is at the heart of our vision for the Indo-Pacific,” said Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health Programs, humanitarian assistance, international cooperation
15 achievements of the President’s Malaria Initiative (July 7) Fifteen years ago, the pediatric ward at the national hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, overflowed with children suffering from malaria, the leading cause of illness and death in the country. Pediatrician Dr. Lisine Tuyisenge remembers anemic babies doubled up in beds and even sick children on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 July, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Disease prevention and control, family and prenatal health, Health Programs, humanitarian assistance, malaria
The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People (June 30) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE At today’s fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” hosted by the European Union, Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey announced more than $696 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: humanitarian assistance, Secretary Pompeo, Syria
U.S. faith-based groups fight COVID-19 worldwide (May 20) U.S. donors of all major religions are helping fight COVID-19 at home and abroad. The United States’ diverse religious communities are setting up emergency hospitals, trucking meals across the country, and supporting small businesses around the world. In early April,
faith-based humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse set up an emergency field hospital ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Documents, News | Tags: Coronavirus, disease, Health Programs, humanitarian assistance, prevention and control
U.S. helps counter COVID-19 outbreaks in Middle East and North Africa (May 4) The United States is providing more than $110 million to help countries in the Middle East and North Africa fight COVID-19, including Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, as well as the West Bank. The funding will improve disease detection and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: humanitarian assistance, Iraq, Syria
U.S. is the world’s largest donor to global public health (April 23) The United States is the world’s largest donor to global public health, donating billions of dollars each year to fight diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and, now, COVID-19. This commitment to global public health remains steadfast as the U.S. investigates the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, humanitarian assistance, WHO
Iranian academics blame regime for COVID-19 ‘disaster’ (April 9) Iranian academics are faulting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for stifling information on COVID-19 and declining foreign aid, allowing the country’s outbreak to grow into “a national disaster.” In the March 29 letter, reported by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI),
100 academics call Khamenei “the Number 1 culprit” ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: Coronavirus, corruption, COVID-19, humanitarian assistance, Iran, Terrorism
U.S. stands with ASEAN to control the new Coronavirus (April 9) Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has provided more than $18 million in emergency health and humanitarian assistance to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. The examples range from providing technical experts to Myanmar, to sharing best practices ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Aid, humanitarian assistance
