'About half will go toward protecting the homeless population in Los Angeles, with the other half focused on helping African countries prepare for a pending outbreak,' the Hilton Foundation shared in a press release
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The flexible grants will be used to help health care clinics in the area, purchase essential supplies and personal protective equipment and “cover expenses related to developing and implementing a COVID-19 response plan to care for individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County,” the press release states.
The remaining 50 percent of funds will “aim to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the African region,” as many are wondering how countries with underfunded and poorly equipped health care systems willwhich provides critical services, community advocacy platforms and education opportunities for girls and women, will receive a $500,000 grant to further develop Kenya’s coronavirus response plan.
“[WHO and UNICEF] are collaboratively leading and supporting efforts as part of a plan agreed upon at an emergency meeting convened by the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa earlier this month,” the Hilton Foundation says. “The cooperative program is designed to improve continent-wide coordination on COVID-19 preparedness and response.”is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication.
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