US allocates $11.3M for PH COVID-19 response

The United States has allocated an additional USD11.3 million (about PHP563 million) through USAID to support the Philippines' vaccination rollout and national response to detect, manage, and treat COVID-19 patients.

This latest aid brings total US government's Covid-19 assistance to the country since March 2020 to over USD39 million (PHP1.94 billion).

The US has donated more than six million doses of various vaccines to the Philippines and supported about 44,000 front-line health care workers.

USAID also strengthened over 800 hospitals and clinics and procured essential items such as personal protective equipment, medicines, and hygiene kits.