The United States’ COVID-19 emergency aid to Nigeria has risen to 41.3 million dollars (N15.5 billion) according to the Department of State on Thursday 3rd of July 2020.
The department said that the amount was part of a 1.3 billion dollar (N488.8 billion) COVID-19 aid announced by the government stipulated for 120 countries.
The department gave a breakdown of Nigeria’s share which is 3.3 million dollars (N1.2 billion) for health assistance.
According to the statement, 34 million dollars (N12.7 billion) is meant for“humanitarian funding for risk-communications, water and sanitation, infection-prevention, coordination and emergency food assistance”.
The state also added that 4.1 million dollars or N1.5 billion is reserved for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable people, including internally displaced persons.
“This assistance joins more than 8.1 billion dollars (N3 trillion) in total assistance for Nigeria over the past 20 years, including more than 5.2 billion dollars (N1.9 trillion) for health”, it said.
The department said the total 1.3 billion dollar package was in addition to not less than 100 billion dollars (N37.6 trillion) in global health funding by the U.S. in the last 10 years.
It added that the country had also dished out nearly 70 billion dollars (N26.3 trillion) in “overseas humanitarian assistance” within the period.
Source : pulse.ng
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