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The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Government of Senegal’s efforts to decontaminate and disinfect treatment centers and households of COVID-19 positive cases. The USAID Medicines, Technologies and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) activity, is working closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Action to support its Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures of the country’s COVID-19 response plan.
The availability of rapid and accurate testing is critical to control the spread of COVID-19. Vietnam has successfully established a network of laboratories to perform quality testing, but further decentralization is needed to improve accessibility. The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) previously established a national network of more than 200 GeneXpert machines which can provide accurate molecular testing for tuberculosis in less than one hour and which, with proper cartridges, can be adapted for COVID-19 molecular testing. USAID’s Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance project has partnered with NTP to develop an operational plan and provide essential supplies to make this possible.
As part of a worldwide effort to assist those most affected by COVID-19, the United States has donated 50 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Kosovo. U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Kosnett, joined by USAID Mission Director Lisa Magno, handed over these life-saving medical devices to Kosovo’s Minister of Health on August 25. The donation comes at a crucial time for Kosovo. Throughout the summer, Kosovo has been at the top of charts in Europe in regards to the highest number of new infections per capita, and in the world in regards to death per capita due to COVID-19.
Drive four hours from Abidjan, the economic capital, toward the center of the country to the city of Bouaké, and there you will find Camera Assetou with buckets, colourant and determination. Carefully staying physically distant from others, she proudly shows other women how to mix and pour, all making liquid soap and making money. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the government of Cote d’Ivoire has enforced social distancing rules, curfews and public health safety restrictions that have affected how many conduct businesses in public. The related social barriers, which impacted both the national and local economies, also negatively impacted the city of Bouaké, the second largest city of Côte d’Ivoire.
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