March 24th is World Tuberculosis Day. The date commemorates Dr. Robert Koch's 1882 discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes the disease.
The United States has now donated over 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 110 countries and economies around the world in partnership with COVAX.
Amid the twin crises of crumbling democratic freedoms and swelling humanitarian need, the coup in Burma has crippled public services even as it exacerbated the need for such services, said Craig Hart, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia.
Secretary Blinken unveiled a Global Action Plan to fight COVID-19 that “takes on what the international community has identified as the biggest barriers left in the fight to end this pandemic."
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has invested over 100 billion dollars to address HIV/AIDS worldwide and transformed the lives of millions of people around the globe.
January 30th is the third annual World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, a global observance intended to increase awareness of these illnesses.
The United States is providing an additional $580 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to support seven international organizations working in the global fight against COVID-19.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States’ goal “is to end the pandemic, and to put the world on stronger footing ahead of the next one.”
USAID will work with governments, civil society, faith-based organizations, and the private sector to improve water security and resilience.
The United States continues to lead on the global COVID-19 response through action, declared Secretary of State Blinken.
The Biden-Harris Administration has put global health security at the top of its national security agenda.
The U.S. Agency for International Development announced an additional $11.3 million in COVID-19 assistance for the Philippines to support the country’s vaccine rollout efforts.
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