United States Donates RT-PCR Extraction Kits to Philippine Genome Center

Manila, August 27, 2021 – The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), turned over RT-PCR extraction kits equivalent to 3,000 tests to the Philippine Genome Center.  These RT-PCR extraction kits will help strengthen COVID-19 testing and genomic surveillance in the Philippines. USAID Philippines Office of Health Director Michelle Lang-Alli handed over ...
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By | 27 August, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , , , ,

U.S. Launches Delivery of Php24 Million in ICU Beds to Support Philippine COVID-19 Response

Manila, July 15, 2021 — On July 15, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) John Law officially turned over 420 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, valued at Php23.9 million ($498,000), to Philippine Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III at the Department of Health compound. The donation, provided by the U.S. Indo-Pacific ...
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By | 15 July, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , , ,

U.S. Donates HIV Prevention Drugs, Joins Revitalized Fight Against HIV

Manila, June 25, 2021— The United States government, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), handed over 20,000 bottles of HIV prevention drugs, or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to the Philippine Department of Health (DOH).  The June 25 handover coincided with the formal launch of the Php500 million ($10.3 million) USAID-PEPFAR program in the ...
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By | 25 June, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , , ,

U.S. Government Supports At-Risk Communities to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact

Manila, November 19, 2020 – Through the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. government, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) launched on Wednesday, November 18 the first-ever project on “Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on At-Risk Communities” in the Philippines in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) ...
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By | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , , ,

United States and Philippines Sign New Php10.5-Billion Agreement to Boost Economic Growth and Development

Manila, September 28, 2020 — The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) signed a new, five-year bilateral assistance agreement valued at more than Php10.5 billion ($213 million) to boost the country’s economic development and growth. This agreement enables USAID and the Philippines to ...
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By | 28 September, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , , ,

U.S. Government Boosts City of Manila’s Fight Against COVID-19

Manila, September 17, 2020 — U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim today visited the Delpan Quarantine Facility in Tondo, Manila, to hand over 5,000 hygiene kits and 16 handwashing stations to Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno in support of the city government’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “The U.S. government is a friend, partner, and ally of ...
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By | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , ,

United States Provides 100 Ventilators to the Philippines to Support COVID-19 Response

Manila, August 28, 2020 — The United States donated 100 new, state-of-the-art ventilators and associated supplies to the Philippines to assist its fight against COVID-19.  U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, and Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque led the handover of the ventilators at Malacañang Palace on Friday, August 28. The donation ...
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By | 28 August, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , , , ,

U.S. Military Donates Additional Php11 Million in Medical Supplies to Philippine Frontliners

Manila, July 27, 2020 – U.S. Army and Marine Corps service members delivered an additional Php11.4 million ($230,600) in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals in 11 cities across the Philippines, working in partnership with the Philippine Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard.  This new donation brings total U.S. government COVID-19 assistance ...
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By | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

U.S. Military Provides Php10 Million in Medical Supplies to Philippine Frontliners

Manila, May 19, 2020 – Service members from the U.S. Army, Marines, and Air Force delivered over Php10 million ($203,000) in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals in ten provinces across the Philippines, working in partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard, Army, Marines, and Air Force.  This new donation brings total U.S. ...
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By | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , , , , ,

U.S., DOH Partner to Combat COVID-19 in the Philippines

Manila, March 17, 2020 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines announced today that the U.S. government has committed more than Php139 million ($2.7 million) to support the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) in its response to COVID-19 in the country. The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will collaborate with ...
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By | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , ,

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