USAID funding supports the COVID-19 response in Libya
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Tripoli, 15 December 2020 - The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, has allocated approximately $500,000 in additional humanitarian assistance to UNICEF to assist people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya.
The primary focus of the project is to support the Ministry of Health in spearheading Risk Communication and Community Engagement campaigns and building technical capacity to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Moreover, the programme will contribute to longer-term system-building in the Media and Communication Department within the Ministry of Health.
The project will support the National Centre for Disease Control in creating a web-based application to link isolation sites to laboratories. UNICEF will support the generation of important evidence on how COVID-19 is affecting vulnerable communities and help authorities monitor the socioeconomic wellbeing of children and their parents. This evidence will provide a basis to improve and adjust policies in national and sub-national programs. UNICEF will procure and deliver essential medical supplies, including testing kits and oxygen concentrators, for use in isolation sites, health facilities and triage centres in over 20 municipalities in the country.