Support to Ad-Hoc Humanitarian Flights linking Yangon and Kuala Lumpur for COVID-19 Response

State/Region Yangon	Budget (USD) 111,607
Number of grants 1	Status Completed
Description As part of its rapid response to the first wave of COVID-19 in Myanmar, the NRM supported the World Food Programme in organizing emergency relief flights between Kuala Lumpur and Yangon at a time when commercial flights were grounded. Among the more than 1 ton of humanitarian aid brought in by the flights were the first 10,000 COVID-19 tests procured by the United Nations as part of its ongoing support to the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in combating the pandemic.
Partners World Food Programme