FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 U.S. provides PPE to MOHS Yangon Region to support COVID-19 Response YANGON – The U.S. Government is proud to announce $90,000 worth of additional assistance to Myanmar to mitigate or prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the $18.5 million in health and humanitarian funding specifically for COVID-19 in Myanmar from the U.S. Government to date, today Chargé d’Affaires George Sibley oversees ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 29 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, DOD
Factsheet: U.S. Government Health and Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar for COVID-19 Response Updated as of July 29, 2020 The U.S. Government is providing nearly $19 million to support Myanmar’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding from the American people includes approximately $10.3 million for health, $8.2 million in disaster and humanitarian assistance, including to ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 29 July, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Burma | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, DOD, U.S. Assistance, USAID; OHDACA; Department of Defense
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2020 Millions of people in Myanmar benefit from U.S. assistance on COVID-19 YANGON — Millions of people in Myanmar have been able to mitigate or prevent the spread of COVID-19 through health and humanitarian assistance from the United States. This U.S. assistance to Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic reflects the long-term U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma | Tags: COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, U.S. Assistance, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAID BURMA
Factsheet: U.S. Government Health and Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar for COVID-19 Response Updated as of July 21, 2020 The U.S. Government is providing more than $18.5 million to support Myanmar’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding includes approximately $10.3 million for health and $8.2 million in disaster and humanitarian assistance, including to support vulnerable ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, U.S. & Burma, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, U.S. Assistance, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAID BURMA
Dr. Mitesh Desai, Country Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Myanmar Remarks as Prepared Virtual Press Briefing Wednesday, July 22, 2020 For over 60 years, CDC has been a global leader in helping countries to strengthen their ability to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. US CDC opened the Myanmar office in ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Burma | Tags: CDC Myanmar, COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chargé d’Affaires George Sibley’s Remarks as Prepared Virtual Press Briefing on U.S. Assistance to Myanmar for COVID-19 Response Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Mingalaba, I’m George Sibley, chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy here in Myanmar. I appreciate that you are all joining us remotely for this press briefing. In addition to keeping our colleagues, friends, and counterparts safe, we ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, U.S. & Burma | Tags: COVID-19 Response, U.S. Assistance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2020 The United States Provides $16.5 Million in Assistance to Myanmar to Respond to COVID-19 YANGON – The United States Government is providing an additional $3 million to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar, bringing the total U.S. support for COVID-19 response in Myanmar to $16.5 million since ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 10 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, U.S. Assistance, USAID BURMA
