By Pacific Island Times News Staff
The Office of Insular Affairs has announced $2.24 million in fiscal year 2025 Technical Assistance Program funding to the Marshall Islands' Ministry of Health and Human Services for the Four Atoll Section 177 Healthcare.
Funds will support primary and special healthcare services in the Marshall Islands for communities of the four nuclear-affected atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utrik.
“We continue to support healthcare for families and communities from the four nuclear-affected atolls,” said Carmen G. Cantor, assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs. “This special funding is an ongoing part of the legacy we share with the Marshall Islands.”
The funding has been provided early to ensure that there is no lapse in critical healthcare services, however, the application season for fiscal year 2025 TAP funding remains open until March 12, 2025.