The British government announced a $43.6 million rescue plan to help Zimbabwe face the covid-19 pandemic. The information was reported on April 22 by the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson (pictured).

The resources will serve health care needs and improve efforts to control and limit the propagation of the virus. Part of the money will be used to assist children in need of food, frontline workers in need of psychosocial support, and populations in need of humanitarian assistance.

This financing makes the UK the biggest contributor to the covid-19 pandemic efforts in Zimbabwe.
As of 22 April, Zimbabwe has 28 confirmed cases, with 3 deaths and 2 recovered.

André Chadrak