US provide $3.6 Million to India to support Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Activities

NewsBharati    12-May-2020 18:39:47 PM
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Georgia (USA), May 12: The United States government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday announced a financial aid of 3.6 Million USD to assist India in its battle against coronavirus pandemic. The CDC said that these resources will support prevention, preparedness, and response activities in India.
 
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According to the source, the initial tranche of funding will strengthen India's effort to increase laboratory capacity for SARS-COV-2 testing, including molecular diagnostics and serology.
 
The funds will be used to support the development of infection prevention and control (IPC) centers of excellence to help improve the ability of hospital networks to detect coronavirus and strengthen local health systems via enhanced surveillance and monitoring system, the report claimed.
 
Moreover, the CDC will also work with local partners to assist in the development of a strong public health workforce to support India’s capacity to respond not only to this pandemic but to future threats as well. The scope of support will include planning for health emergency operations centers to further strengthen public health emergency management capacities.
 
 
Also, the CDC India program will provide technical assistance to India for ongoing crisis emergency and risk communication efforts.
 
Earlier, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has given $5.9 million to India so far to fight the outbreak, care for the affected, containment efforts including public health messaging, case detection, and surveillance.
 
US government agencies including the US Agency for International Development (USAID), CDC, and other Department of Health and Human Services agencies, have provided more than nearly $2.8 billion in total assistance over the last 20 years. the embassy said.