The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated an additional USD 750,000 to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. a better response to the pandemic, including monitoring, public communication and diagnostics.
This USAID assistance through the World Health Organization (WHO) in B&H was realized at today's signing of the agreement, which was attended by US Ambassador to B&H Eric Nelson, USAID Mission Director Courtney Chubb and WHO Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Erwin Cooreman.
Ambassador Nelson said the assistance would help the WHO to strengthen Bosnia and Herzegovina's fight against COVID-19 by addressing precisely the critical responses to the pandemic.
- Better data, clearer risk communication, community engagement, and improved labs and diagnostics are vital to the country's fight against the virus - Nelson added.
Cooreman said they are grateful to USAID for this important donation that will help the WHO provide Bosnia and Herzegovina with the best tools and assistance in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Our main focus has been and still is saving lives and ending the acute phase of this pandemic - Dr. Cooreman said.
With this funding, USAID has donated USD 11.2 million in assistance to B&H against COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, using direct and redirected funds, USAID said.
