US aid to India stands at half a billion dollars
US aid to India stands at half a billion dollars
Updated: May 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
doses of
Remdesivir priced at $390 each
#WASHINGTON The US has responded with an unprecedented financial assistance worth nearly USD half a billion in less than 15 days after President Joe Biden in his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged his country’s steadfast support for the people of India.
This half a
billion dollars includes $100 million pledged by the Biden administration, $70 million by pharma major Pfizer and 450,000 Remdesivir doses, the governmental purchase price of each of which in the US is $390.
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Last Updated: May 12, 2021, 10:47 PM IST
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The outpouring is a reflection of India’s importance as a partner. Simply put, India’s success in beating the pandemic from next door is crucial for the worldwide fight against Covid-19. The international community has a huge stake in ensuring the health and economic revival of the fifth largest economy.
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A shipment of medical aid from the United States, including 50 ventilators, is seen inside a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
Task Force Hopes to Save 1 Million Lives By Sending Oxygen Concentrators to India
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A U.S.-based task force is striving to deliver 100,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the hope that the supplies will help save one million lives, as India struggles through its latest wave of COVID-19 infections.
Fueled by public organizations and private companies in the U.S., the effort began last month as reports spread of India s fractured health care system and photos emerged of people surrounded by funeral pyres watching their loved ones bodies burn.
Oxygen quickly became a point of focus for health officials in India as supplies ran low, and countries around the world began responding with offers to contribute their own supplies.
Covid help from US for India touches half a billion dollars
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Outpouring of support from American government and business, diaspora community
Less than a fortnight after President Joe Biden in his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged his country’s steadfast support for the people of India, America has responded with an unprecedented financial assistance worth nearly half a billion dollars. Biden spoke at length with Modi last month and conveyed solidarity with India in its fight against the viral disease. He assured the prime minister that the US and India will work closely together in the fight against Covid-19.
Support From US For India, Covid Help Touches USD Half A Billion Thousands of oxygen concentrators and plane loads of life saving drugs and health care equipment are flying off the United States for India almost every day.
Updated: May 10, 2021 10:46 am IST We are determined to help India in its time of need, President Joe Biden had said in a tweet.
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Less than a fortnight after President Joe Biden in his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged his country s steadfast support for the people of India, America has responded with an unprecedented financial assistance worth nearly USD half a billion.