The U.S. fights Coronavirus worldwide (May 26) [rolling updates]

The U.S. fights Coronavirus worldwide (May 26) [rolling updates]   May 26 The  United States’ release of tens of thousands of coronavirus studies  is enabling experts worldwide to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed the search for a COVID-19 cure. Americans have generously joined non-profit and faith-based organizations to address #COVID19 pandemic in some of the hardest-hit places in the world. pic.twitter.com/RkPiZgQBGz — U.S. Embassy Bangkok (@USEmbassyBKK) ...
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By | 26 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: , , , ,

U.S. faith-based groups fight COVID-19 worldwide (May 20)

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 | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Documents, News | Tags: , , , ,

U.S. helps counter COVID-19 outbreaks in Middle East and North Africa (May 4)

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 | 4 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: , ,

U.S. is the world’s largest donor to global public health (April 23)

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 | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: , , ,

Iranian academics blame regime for COVID-19 ‘disaster’ (April 9)

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 | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: , , , , ,

U.S. stands with ASEAN to control the new Coronavirus (April 9)

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 | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: , ,

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