United States bolsters Somalia COVID-19 response with donation of 350 Hospital Beds

[BetterDaysAhead]

Press Statement For Immediate Release April 20, 2020


The United States Embassy Mogadishu, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will donate 350 hospital beds and 500 bedsheets to support the Somali Government in preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health was present at a handover ceremony in De Martino Hospital where medical staff graciously received the beds.

These beds and accessories will be used in the ICU units of De Martino hospital and in isolation centers in Mogadishu and be distributed to newly established isolation centers in the regions helping medical personnel to provide life-saving care to their patients.



“The United States is proud to assist the Somali Government during this critical time," said the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Y. Yamamoto. “Well- equipped isolation centers where patients are well cared for and are safely and comfortably separated, will help limit the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country.”


“This generous investment makes it possible to save lives, and better prepares us to control the infectious nature of COVID-19,” said Minister of Health Fawziya Abikar Nur. “To beat this outbreak, everyone needs to continue to peacefully follow health guidelines, observe social distancing, and maintain good hygiene practices.”

The U.S. Government is leading the world’s humanitarian and health assistance response to the COVID-19 pandemic even while we battle the virus at home. When an outbreak strikes, it threatens to undermine a nation’s progress towards self-reliance and stability. USAID's global public health investments ensure continuity of development goals while providing countries with critical assistance to combat COVID-19.

 

[Caaro]

That's nice to see. I appreciate the gesture but I'm wondering how useful beds and bed sheets are gonna be?

 

[Jiron]

Thank you America, a true friend of Somalia

 

[Jacki]

USA always coming through to lend a hand. God bless The United States of America.

 

[Radical]

USA always coming through to lend a hand. God bless The United States of America.

While it's true that what they did is 'good' let's not think it came from a place of moral righteousness, their altruistic acts are guided by self-benificial reasons and will not hesitate to do the complete opposite if you're not sucking up to them

This will probably give them an excuse to continue bombing civilians in muqdisho

 

[Afrique]

@Radical Canjeerorism since you're nearby do you know any charities who are helping with the response to COVID-19 in Somalia?

 

[Radical]

@Radical Canjeerorism since you're nearby do you know any charities who are helping with the response to COVID-19 in Somalia?

Can't seem to find any at the moment, probably because it's not being taken seriously enough, I'll make sure to let you know if I encounter anything legitimate

 

[VantaBlack]

Since when have the USA ever done something out of kindness?

Everything these western countries do should be considered like playing a game of chess.

 

[AJ4ever]

Everything the USA does for Somalia should most certainly questioned. What's their agenda? Somalis need wake up and stop killing each other and think about developing most basic services for their people.

 

[Dino]

Thank you America the greatest country in on earth.
As for the clowns here what does Somalia have that the Americans need? Gtfo

 

[Macalin M]

Thank you America the greatest country in on earth.
As for the clowns here what does Somalia have that the Americans need? Gtfo

Untapped oil and gas.

I think Eritrea and Djibouti are probably better but we do have a nice strategic position.

 

[Basra]

Somali American activists are behind the movement. in 2016 they donated 40 thousand worth of food to Somalia from private donation. We Minnesotans are lit!

 

[Keo]

I don't trust these motherfuckers. First they ban Somali citizens from travelling to the US and then they do this.

 

[Jacki]

The United States has gone to a war zone in Somalia in 1993 to help deliver food that was being blocked off from the starving poor people by clan militias. Lost American troops lives who’s families had to watch their dead corpse being dragged down the streets of muqdisho. The United States who literally gives millions in aide to somali every year. The United States who assists the Somali fed gov bomb terrorists that have wrecked havoc on somalia for decades. The United States who took over 100 thousand Somalis in refugees and given them citizenships, homes, education and prosperous futures.


Yet, you can’t manage a single thank you? Not only can you not thank the people who helped you for no reason other than out of kindness, you all have to actively try to demonize them? Man you people are disgustingly ungrateful.

 

[Radical]

The United States has gone to a war zone in Somalia in 1993 to help deliver food that was being blocked off from the starving poor people by clan militias. Lost American troops lives who’s families had to watch their dead corpse being dragged down the streets of muqdisho. The United States who literally gives millions in aide to somali every year. The United States who assists the Somali fed gov bomb terrorists that have wrecked havoc on somalia for decades. The United States who took over 100 thousand Somalis in refugees and given them citizenships, homes, education and prosperous futures.


Yet, you can’t manage a single thank you? Not only can you not thank the people who helped you for no reason other than out of kindness, you all have to actively try to demonize them? Man you people are disgustingly ungrateful.

And for every person they took in, they killed ten more in their so called 'war on terror' and economically destroyed smaller countries by forcefully cutting off trade unless they install dictators who'll do their bidding and also supporting fascist regimes, this is what they did to countries like Albania, Iran, Campodia, Argentina, El Salvador, Iraq and A LOT more

A country that killed millions of innocent lives while being the biggest reason for these middle eastern terror groups to exist in the first place,
you need to do some actual research instead of CNN and you'll realize they represent everything wrong with the world today, greedy neo-liberalist immoral capitalism

 

[Basra]

Somali American activists are behind the movement. in 2016 they donated 40 thousand worth o

The United States has gone to a war zone in Somalia in 1993 to help deliver food that was being blocked off from the starving poor people by clan militias. Lost American troops lives who’s families had to watch their dead corpse being dragged down the streets of muqdisho. The United States who literally gives millions in aide to somali every year. The United States who assists the Somali fed gov bomb terrorists that have wrecked havoc on somalia for decades. The United States who took over 100 thousand Somalis in refugees and given them citizenships, homes, education and prosperous futures.


Yet, you can’t manage a single thank you? Not only can you not thank the people who helped you for no reason other than out of kindness, you all have to actively try to demonize them? Man you people are disgustingly ungrateful.

God bless the United states of America is the ONLY thing me and u agree.


But then again, u dont believe in God, so i guess we are back to square one?

HIP HIP AMERICA? HIP HIP AMERICA?

 

[Jacki]

And for every person they took in, they killed ten more in their so called 'war on terror' and economically destroyed smaller countries by forcefully cutting off trade unless they install dictators who'll do their bidding and also supporting fascist regimes, this is what they did to countries like Albania, Iran, Campodia, Argentina, El Salvador, Iraq and A LOT more

A country that killed millions of innocent lives while being the biggest reason for these middle eastern terror groups to exist in the first place,
you need to do some actual research instead of CNN and you'll realize they represent everything wrong with the world today, greedy neo-liberalist immoral capitalism

I don’t agree with the US’s foreign policy of being the world’s police either. However, when you have countries like Iran trying to get nuclear weapons, someone has to police that otherwise we’re all just fucked.

In the 1993 muqadisho battle though, the US was only there to help side organization safely deliver essentials as they were being taken by clan militias and were reaching the people who needed them. However, due to distrust of “the white man” the Somali people decided to attack those who came to help them and lives were unnecessarily lost.

God bless The United States of America.

 

[Radical]

I don’t agree with the US’s foreign policy of being the world’s police either. However, when you have countries like Iran trying to get nuclear weapons, someone has to police that otherwise we’re all just fucked.

In the 1993 muqadisho battle though, the US was only there to help side organization safely deliver essentials as they were being taken by clan militias and were reaching the people who needed them. However, due to distrust of “the white man” the Somali people decided to attack those who came to help them and lives were unnecessarily lost.

God bless The United States of America.

Aren't you atheist Jacki? Also I'm talking about the 1979 Iranian revolution which the US had a hand in installing a brutal regime that ls largely responsible for the country's demise

And its funny how you keep bringing their muqdisho battle up which I'm sure they wouldn't have done if they weren't expecting something in return, so what? Does it magically clear them of all their iniquitous activities and human rights violations? Cool, they tried sending food once, Should we not hold them accountable for the multiple drone strikes that killed many more people than those they tried to protect 30 years ago?

 

[Abdillahi]

The United States has gone to a war zone in Somalia in 1993 to help deliver food that was being blocked off from the starving poor people by clan militias. Lost American troops lives who’s families had to watch their dead corpse being dragged down the streets of muqdisho. The United States who literally gives millions in aide to somali every year. The United States who assists the Somali fed gov bomb terrorists that have wrecked havoc on somalia for decades. The United States who took over 100 thousand Somalis in refugees and given them citizenships, homes, education and prosperous futures.


Yet, you can’t manage a single thank you? Not only can you not thank the people who helped you for no reason other than out of kindness, you all have to actively try to demonize them? Man you people are disgustingly ungrateful.

Mute point. We had a country in the 1960 and 1970's that was looking promising (it was a good life). The USSR and USA stupid cold war game pushed Somalia into a failed state. We would not be refugees in the west if it was not for the USA and USSR playing a game with Somalia. They took our country from us.