Delivering RHUs to support pandemic relief in Argentina

Region: Americas
Country: Argentina
Year: 2020
Shelter: RHU
Project size: 0-50
Modality: COVID-19 pandemic relief
Sector: Health
Partner: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Support: Capacity Building

In August 2020, UNHCR delivered 48 RHUs to Buenos Aires, Argentina to support both the municipal and federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The RHUs provided temporary health infrastructure, extending hospitals, health clinics and sanitation facilities, at a time when the number of affected patience continued to grow.