VOA常速英语:Assisting Good Governance and Health in Nigeria

Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government.
接下来，是一篇反映美国政府观点的社论。
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, recently announced additional assistance to support achieving the goals outlined in the bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments signed in 2015.
美国国际开发署(USAID)最近宣布会进行额外援助，从而支持双边《发展目标援助协议》中制定的数项目标。该协议是2015年美国政府与尼日利亚政府签订的。
25 million dollars will strengthen good governance by supporting state governments’ efforts to bolster Nigeria’s Open Government Partnership commitments to improve transparency and fight corruption.An additional 1.5 million dollars will support a healthier, more educated population in targeted states through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR, for a total of 26.5 million dollars in additional assistance.
2500万美元将用于加强有效治理，方式是支持州政府的工作，促进尼日利亚对“开放政府伙伴关系”的承诺，提高透明度并打击腐败。此外还有150万美元将用于支持几个目标州民众改善身体状况并提高教育程度，拨款资金来自美国总统的“艾滋病紧急救援计划”(PEPFAR)。这种额外援助的资金总共有2650万美元。
The additional new funding brings the total U.S. government assistance provided under the five-year Development Objectives agreement to 1.1 billion dollars.USAID is also working with federal and state health ministries to build stronger health systems with the aim of guaranteeing equitable access to quality healthcare services nationwide.
这笔新资金捐出后，美国政府在5年期《发展目标援助协议》中的总援助金就达到了110亿美元。美国国际开发署也与联邦卫生部门以及州立卫生部门合作，以打造更加强大的卫生系统，目标是确保民众可以在全国范围内平等地获取高质量的卫生服务。
USAID collaborated with Nigeria’s ministries of Budget and National Planning, Health, Agriculture, Power, and Education, as well as state-level government counterparts to structure the bilateral assistance agreement, which runs through 2020.“The United States believes that as the most populous country in Africa, with the largest economy on the continent, Nigeria holds tremendous influence over the future of Africa,” Acting Mission Director Erin Holleran said.“USAID is committed to partnering with the government and the people of Nigeria to address its development challenges.”
美国国际开发署与尼日利亚预算与规划部、卫生部、农业部、能源部、教育部合作，还与州立政府的相应部门合作，旨在为双边援助协议提供框架。该协议将于2020年到期。“美国认为，作为非洲人口最多的国家和经济体量最大的国家，尼日利亚对非洲未来有着重大影响，”代理署长埃林霍乐兰如是说道。“美国国际开发署致力于与尼日利亚政府及其人民合作，共同应对发展上的各种挑战。”