First 100 ventilators donated to India to be shipped next week: Donald Trump

The United States expects to ship the primary tranche of 100 ventilators, out of 200 machines it plans to donate to India, by subsequent week, President Donald Trump informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout a cellphone dialog.

Trump had first introduced the plan to donate the ventilators by way of a tweet on May 16, when he stated the 2 sides had been additionally engaged on creating a vaccine for Covid-19.

The donation of the ventilators figured throughout President Trump’s cellphone name to PM Modi on Tuesday, and the president stated he was “happy to announce that the US would be ready to ship the first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week,” in response to a White House pool report.

The two leaders additionally mentioned the upcoming G7 Summit in September, the Covid-19 response of the 2 international locations and regional safety points. President Trump invited PM Modi to attend the G7 Summit.

Ramona El Hamzaoui, performing director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in India, had informed reporters final month: “This is a donation. The US government plans to donate 200 ventilators to India.”

She added, “USAID, on behalf of the US and through the generosity of the American people…is providing access to medical supplies and ventilators to India and other countries.”

USAID has been working with India’s well being ministry, the Indian Red Cross Society and different stakeholders in each international locations to help within the supply, transportation and placement of the ventilators.

The US authorities, personal firms, and non-profit and tutorial organisations have shared their experience with companion international locations similar to India on the manufacturing of ventilators and different gear.

USAID has thus far introduced $5.9 million in funding for India to fight Covid-19, together with $2.9 million to supply care to the affected, disseminate info, contact tracing and surveillance, and $three million to assist a financing facility that may mobilise personal sector assets to help greater than 20,000 well being services enrolled underneath India’s medical insurance scheme.