Australia announces US$2M aid to acquire food and medicines for Mozambicans affected by cyclone

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Australia announces US$2M aid to acquire food and medicines for Mozambicans affected by cyclone

9:24 CAT | 11 Apr 2019

Photo: Presidência da República de Moçambique

The Australian government has announced a donation of two million US dollars for humanitarian relief, in the wake of cyclone Idai, which devastated central Mozambique in mid-March.

The outgoing Australian High Commissioner, Adam MacCarthy, made the announcement on Wednesday, at a meeting with President Filipe Nyusi, where he bade farewell to the President after a four year diplomatic mission.

The Australian aid is to be used exclusively to acquire food and medicines for the people affected by the cyclone.

At Wednesday’s meeting, MacCarthy also promised that the Australian government will continue to provide post-graduate scholarships for Mozambican students.

“To date, our government has provided 236 post-graduate scholarships for Mozambicans”, he said. “I informed the President that our government will continue to provide these scholarships. I told him that Mozambique is a country that produces first class students, and that Australia is very proud to offer these scholarships to Mozambican students”.

Watch as last week our team in UK loaded 4 trucks with 38 tonnes of equipment for Beira, #Mozambique.

With more than 1,400 cases of #cholera reported, Oxfam & other agencies are now focused on containing the disease.https://t.co/VQZpLy9yrS #CycloneIdai pic.twitter.com/k0kdmWcpp1

— Oxfam Australia (@OxfamAustralia) April 8, 2019