SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A philanthropic effort aimed at boosting access to scarce medical and protective equipment supplies on the Navajo Nation is being organized by former Gov. Bill Richardson.
The coronavirus has swept with ferocity through the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., which spans parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. Infections have surpassed 550 with 22 deaths.
Richardson told The Associated Press Thursday that his enduring sense of gratitude and friendship with the Navajo people prompted his effort to provide seed money and launch the humanitarian effort in cooperation with Molina Healthcare and New Mexico Children’s Foundation.