America announces $8.5 million grant to Nepal

May 1, Kathmandu: The US government has announced $8.5 million in emergency response funding to Nepal via the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to combat the disease and support Nepali people.

A statement issued by the US Embassy in Kathmandu states that the assistance will help intensify the Government of  Nepal (GoN)’s efforts on COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and case investigation, treatment, infection prevention and control, border control, and other work at the federal, provincial and municipal levels.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, the United States has stood with the people and Government of Nepal in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. With USAID’s latest provision of emergency funding, the U.S. Government reaffirms its commitment to the strong and collaborative 70-year partnership between the United States and Nepal,” the statement reads.