The U.S. has delivered no less than 15,000 ventilators to 56 countries as part of its global assistance efforts to counter the coronavirus pandemic, White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said on Thursday.
“We have also provided more than 15,000 U.S.-made ventilators across 56 countries and in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
On the average, a single ventilator can provide lifesaving support for up to 18 patients battling the China virus over a six-month period,” O’Brien said during a U.S. Export-Import Bank conference.
O’Brien noted that the U.S. government had contributed more than 20.5 billion dollars to aid the global response against the coronavirus pandemic, another 4.6 billion dollars were donated by individual Americans, businesses and non-profits.
“These efforts stretch across more than 120 countries,” he said.
“They include everything from vaccine and therapeutic development, laboratory and testing capacities, disease surveillance and contact tracing, expertise and equipment.
“Others are essential healthcare providers and funding for communication programmes to ensure that populations receive critical risk information.”
O’Brien praised the U.S. leadership in international assistance, which represents more than 40 per cent of all global health assistance and 30 per cent of all global humanitarian assistance.
By contrast, China aid represents less than two per cent of global health assistance, O’Brien said.
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