The European Union (EU) today announced that it is providing €1.724 million (RM8.7 million) under a three-year programme alongside with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support Malaysia's response and preparedness towards Covid-19 as well as future pandemics.
The assistance is part of the €20 million worth of programmes allocated for the Southeast Asia health pandemic response and preparedness project with seven other Asian countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.