The United States has allocated about $3.6 million to Azerbaijan to fight the coronavirus, according to the statement from the US Department of State released on May 19.
“Nearly $3.6 million in total assistance includes $3 million in health assistance, which is helping prepare laboratory systems, activate case-finding and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, bolster risk-communications, and more. It also includes $565,000 in MRA humanitarian assistance that will help vulnerable people and host communities during the pandemic.”
Earlier, the United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), provided $1.7 million to support the Azerbaijani government’s efforts to respond to the ongoing outbreak in Azerbaijan.
Over the past 20 years, the US has invested more than $894 million in total assistance to Azerbaijan, including nearly $41 million for health.
Since the coronavirus outbreak, the US has allocated over $ 900 million in emergency medical, humanitarian, and economic assistance to various countries and international and non-governmental organizations.