{"id":218936,"date":"2022-03-10T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/usaid-announces-106-million-in-covid19-assistance-to-nigeria-under-development-objectives-assistance-agreement?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-10T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:49:41","slug":"usaid-announces-10-6-million-in-covid-19-assistance-to-nigeria-under-development-objectives-assistance-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/usaid-announces-10-6-million-in-covid-19-assistance-to-nigeria-under-development-objectives-assistance-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID Announces $10.6 Million in COVID-19 Assistance to Nigeria Under Development Objectives Assistance Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/041731b20677e4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/041731b20677e4b\" alt=\"U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/041731b20677e4b\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On March 1, 2022, the&nbsp;U.S. Agency for International Development&nbsp;(USAID) announced the notification of an additional $10.6 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in a 2021 bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Most of the new funding will finance boosting COVID-19 vaccination efforts to reach targets of 600,000 people a day.&nbsp; The funds will also support integrating COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization and primary health care systems, state level data collection and analytics, health worker training, and expansion of vaccination access points at the community level.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the significant progress Nigeria has made, we are pleased to provide more funds to improve COVID-19 vaccine delivery services,&rdquo; said USAID Mission Director, Anne Patterson.&nbsp; &ldquo;These new funds will deepen our support for all levels of government to meet their vaccination targets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This funding increases the total U.S. assistance to the Nigerian people to $179 million under the five-year&nbsp;$2.1 billion&nbsp;Development Objectives Assistance Agreement signed between USAID and the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning as affirmed by the&nbsp; U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken during his visit to Nigeria in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo On March 1, 2022, the&nbsp;U.S. Agency for International Development&nbsp;(USAID) announced the notification of an additional $10.6 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in a 2021 bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments. 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