“The U.S. continues to work together with the Government of Kazakhstan during the coronavirus crisis. We praise Kazakhstan’s quick and decisive actions to stop the spread of COVID-19”, said the U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan William Moser. “We support transparency in such critical times because the free exchange of information is extremely important to overcome this pandemic and build resilience to future health risks.”
The United States has identified priority areas to provide support in collaboration with the Kazakhstan Ministry of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. These include preparing laboratory systems for large-scale testing, preventing and controlling infections in health-care facilities, improving COVID-19 surveillance and rapid response, improving case management of those infected, combatting disinformation about the virus, and engaging communities to work together to fight the virus in Kazakhstan. USAID is providing funds to Abt Associates, the Kazakhstani Red Crescent through the International Federation of Red Cross, and the World Health Organization to support these activities.
This emergency assistance is part of the U.S. government’s global efforts to strengthen partner countries’ capacities to prevent and control infectious disease threats such as tuberculosis, HIV, and pandemics like COVID-19.
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