The United States government on Friday announced approximately P13.8 billion ($250 million) in foreign assistance to the Philippines.
The amount is for the purpose of strengthening health systems, improving disease detection and response capabilities, and enhancing maternal and child health services in the country to make it “safer, stronger, and more prosperous.”
Specifically, US efforts to improve health outcomes in the Philippines and the Indo-Pacific region focus on the critical areas of tuberculosis control and prevention, global health security, and maternal and child health and nutrition, among other areas important to both countries’ health security.
The funding likewise supports key initiatives such as supply chain management, data and information systems, and laboratory strengthening.
The US Embassy Foreign Assistance Section will lead the implementation of the said initiatives in priority areas.
“This funding underscores the United States’ unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of the Filipino people and demonstrates our long-term partnership in addressing shared challenges,” US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said.
With the new funding, the total of recently announced US foreign assistance committed to the Philippines has reached more than P17 billion ($313 million), following an earlier announcement of P3 billion ($63 million) in foreign assistance funding.
