New Answers for Chronic Disease in Crisis Settings
New Answers for Chronic Disease in Crisis Settings
Chronic disease is often overlooked following disaster and conflict. A unique partnership between CARE, Abbott and the Abbott Fund is finding innovative answers.
Published 03-05-21
Submitted by Abbott
During the siege of Marawi, Jaslia Abbas was forced from her home. Today, she serves as a health volunteer for CARE Philippines, helping other displaced families to access the testing, care and information they need.
Jaslia Abbas lived with her husband in the Philippine city of Marawi for years, raising their five children and helping others as a midwife. Then in 2017, the siege of Marawi began. The armed conflict between government forces and militant groups lasted for five months – and changed Jaslia s life forever.
DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista with Undersecretary for Operations Aimee Neri, Director David Gazashvili, Country Director of CARE Philippines and NAPC Secretary Atty Noel Felongco show the copy of MOA after the signing ceremony (Photo credit: DSWD)
CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 14, (PIA) - - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, December 11, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Move Up consortium and a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the National Poverty Commission (NAPC) amid the series of disasters that struck the country.
During the signing ceremony, DSWD Director Restituto Macuto who represented for Undersecretary for Operations Aimee Neri, said the Philippines is prone to a plethora of disasters and calamities due to its geographic location that was lately compounded with by the COVID-19 pandemic.