America stated on Wednesday that it has spent $32.8m to help Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
US Ambassador to Nigeria, place mechanisms to observe and guarantee judicious utilisation of the monetary support.
US wouldn’t hesitate to help the nation with the treatment after finishing the requisite approval process.
The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. Mentioned the nation has put in place mechanisms to observe and guarantee judicious utilisation of the monetary support offered to assist Nigeria in preventing the COVID-19 pandemic.
She spoke in a teleconference with selected journalists, disclosing that since the COVID-19 crisis began. US has dedicated $237m to help Africa’s COVID-19 response with the worldwide interventions amounting to $2.4bn.
She assured that similar to other interventions, the US authorities has put in place strict monitoring mechanism and surveillance to block diversion of the funds. Ambassador Leonard mentioned there was nothing unusual with the current evacuation of Americans in Nigeria. Noting that many of them solely needed to reunite with their families having exhausted their short stay in Nigeria.
The US envoy who expressed satisfaction with the response of the Federal Government to the COVID-19 pandemic. Assured that extra monetary and technical help offered to the Federal Government in the fight towards COVID-19.
Other than donating ventilators to Nigeria. She added that the US authorities has a very strong presence of the US Centre for Disease Control (CDS) and the US Aids (USAID). Working carefully with the Nigerian authorities to transform the nation’s COVID-19 response.
Requested on whether or not the US plans to help Nigeria with the COVID-19 drug, Remdesivir. Which developed within the US, she mentioned the treatment continues to be undergoing a lot of experimentation and scientific research.
She mentioned the US wouldn’t hesitate to help the nation with the treatment after finishing the requisite approval process. Saying the American government was open to collaboration. As “the entire world is attempting to determine what’s the simplest approach of coping with the virus.”
“We’re more than happy to be making these commitments to Nigeria. We’re very desperate to collaborate on measures for curing, mitigating and stopping the spread of the virus,” she mentioned.
