Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris spoke on August 12 with the Director-General of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Professor Badereddin Annajar, to receive an update on the efforts of Libyan health authorities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On behalf of Ambassador Norland, Chargé Harris expressed appreciation for the significant and apolitical efforts of the NCDC and health authorities across the country as they work in solidarity to detect, prevent, and respond to the spread of the virus.

The U.S. government has committed $13 million to international and national partners to bolster the COVID-19 response in Libya, as part of more than $715 million in U.S. contributions to address humanitarian, stabilization, and development needs in Libya since 2011.