On January 22, 2021 Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard joined Honorable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, to commission a mobile field hospital donated by the United States Government to help Nigeria’s effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The field hospital is located at the Federal Medical Center, in Jabi, Abuja. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID, Mary Beth Leonard, Mobile Hospital, U.S. Africa Command
SPECIAL BRIEFING VIA TELEPHONE MAJOR GENERAL DAGVIN R.M. ANDERSON, COMMANDER OF U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AFRICA SUMMARY: Digital press briefing with Major General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, to discuss U.S. partnerships with African nations to reduce extremism, combat terrorist organizations, and bring about peace and prosperity throughout the African continent. ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 5 August, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Speeches | Tags: Briefing, COVID, Major General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Media Hub, Terrorism, Transcript
Abuja – On June 16, 2020, U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard joined Executive Governor Benedict Ayade to virtually commission an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Cross River State, which has been equipped with support of the American people to track and control the spread of the deadly COVID-19. Cross River is the first of nine ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID, COVID-19, Cross River, Mary Beth Leonard, PEPFAR, USAID
“A Resilient HIV Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Today marks 17 years since the U.S. Congress passed legislation authorizing the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – a legislation aimed at combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic around the world. Cumulatively since 2004, the U.S. has invested more than $85 billon in the global HIV/AIDS ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 27 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID, Health, HIV, PEPFAR
Maiduguri, Nigeria – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Office of Transition Initiatives is supporting training for women, mostly widowed or otherwise made vulnerable by the Boko Haram insurgency, to produce protective facemasks to help protect the population from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria’s conflict-affected Northeast. After an initial round of trainings ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 5 May, 2020 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: Borno, COVID, Face mask, Pandemic, PPE, USAID, Women
