The United States has donated 200 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Kenya to assist its fight against Covid-19. "These ventilators are another example of American expertise and generosity in the global battle against the virus," ambassador Kyle McCarter said on Monday. The ambassador said USAID will deliver the ventilators directly to the facilities selected by the Kenyan government and ensure that they are recorded in the inventory books of the counties receiving them. This ventilator support is in addition to the Sh6 billion already committed to supporting Kenya’s Covid-19 response through equipment, testing, training, and research, as well as supporting health, water and sanitation, education, employment and food security needs. The US government also donated Sh759 million the Mara landscape, Northern, and Coastal Kenya to support local communities to recover from the loss of tourism and livelihoods due to adverse impacts of Covid-19.

Source: The Star October 05, 2020 08:37 UTC