BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5
By Tamilla Mammadova - Trend:
The United States government has committed an additional $1 million in new United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding to support Georgia’s response to coronavirus, Trend reports via USAID mission in Georgia.
As reported, the new assistance, delivered in partnership with UNICEF, will provide hygiene and medical supplies to health facilities, support rapid response teams, case management, and infection control, as well as strengthen public health communications.
The USAID mission in Georgia also announced that as of now the US government has committed a total of $2.7 million to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Georgia.
USAID began operating in Georgia in 1992. For 26 years, the American people have provided over $1.8 billion in assistance to Georgia through USAID. Building on this successful partnership, the US government dedicates approximately $40 million annually to 50 wide-reaching programs that support Georgia’s democratic, free-market, Western orientation.
Initiatives stimulate economic growth, develop democratic institutions, enhance energy security, mitigate climate change, improve education. These goals are especially important given Georgia's strengthening relationship with the European Union (EU) following the 2014 Association Agreement.
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