Essential medical supplies means personal protective equipment, medical products and equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other medical countermeasures needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic, which are in short supply, as identified in the “Notice of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials Subject to COVID-19 Hoarding Prevention Measures” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on March 25, 2020, as updated. USAID may designate additional materials as “emergency medical supplies” if deemed necessary and will publish notice of these additional materials in the Federal Register.

[85 FR 67445, Oct. 23, 2020]