The United States said it is providing four million dollars in additional COVID-19 assistance for Libya through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
This new funding will provide technical assistance, equipment and supplies to support Libya’s National Vaccine and Deployment plan and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, said the US embassy in Libya.
“We are pleased to be able to work in partnership with the Libyan government and Libyan people to respond to this unprecedented global pandemic and strengthen the response capacities needed to forestall or mitigate future crises,” said USAID Mission Director John Pennell.
This additional assistance from the historic American Rescue Plan brings the US contribution to confront the pandemic in Libya to more than $20 million from regular and supplemental appropriations since the start of the pandemic, he added.
This assistance has supported the Libyan government and civil society to respond to immediate public health needs, provide emergency assistance to Libya’s most vulnerable communities, and support its economic recovery, the embassy noted.
The US reiterated its commitment to “partnering with Libya to end the COVID-19 pandemic, respond to its social and economic impacts and build back a world that is even better prepared for future health emergencies.”
Libya has recorded 360,000 infections since the beginning of the pandemic, including about 305,000 recoveries, health authorities announced.
