The United States to-date has provided $ 6 million in COVID-19 assistance to Sri Lanka through the State Department and USAID to meet the most urgent needs, according to a Fact Sheet released by the State Department Friday.

The $6 million in total assistance to Sri Lanka includes $2 million in Economic Support Fund (ESF) to increase social services for areas and populations most affected by the COVID-19 crisis, address the specific threats to social cohesion, and mitigate negative economic impacts.

Additional ESF assistance of $2 million was provided for strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises and increasing women’s economic participation; and $1.3 million in health assistance to help the Sri Lankan Government prepare laboratory systems, activate case-finding and event-based surveillance, support technical experts for response and preparedness, conduct risk-communications, prevent and control infectious diseases in health facilities, and more.

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