As deadly surge of COVID-19 sweeps across South Asia, UNICEF calls for US$164 million to help save lives
KATHMANDU, 21 May 2021 – UNICEF urgently requires US$164 million to procure oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control material to help save lives amid a deadly wave of COVID-19 across South Asia. The region, home to almost 2 billion people, accounts for half of known new…