USAID Weekly - August 14, 2020

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Friday, August 14, 2020

Acting Administrator John Barsa met USAID staff and partners in Lebanon who are responding to the humanitarian crisis. The U.S. is providing more than $18 million in assistance, bringing total U.S. humanitarian assistance in Lebanon to $594 million since October 2018. Many thanks to the U.S. Department of Defense for transporting USAID emergency medical supplies to Lebanon for 60,000 people for six months. This week, America delivered 250 new state-of-the-art ventilators to Egypt. USAID is proud to deliver 50 ventilators to help Mozambique's fight against COVID-19.

USAID Weekly Wrap-Up

  • Acting Administrator John Barsa met USAID staff and partners in Lebanon who are responding to the humanitarian crisis.
  • The U.S. is providing more than $18 million in assistance, bringing total U.S. humanitarian assistance in Lebanon to $594 million since October 2018.
  • Many thanks to the U.S. Department of Defense for transporting USAID emergency medical supplies to Lebanon for 60,000 people for six months.
  • This week, America delivered 250 new state-of-the-art ventilators to Egypt.
  • USAID is proud to deliver 50 ventilators to help Mozambique's fight against COVID-19.