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MANILA, Jan. 25 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with the British Embassy Manila and German Government handed over critical medical vehicles and equipment to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to support the region’s COVID-19 response.
COVID-19 transmission continues to bring challenges in the region with 3,744 cases confirmed, of which 155 are active and 142 have died as of 17 January according to the BARMM Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19. With one of the highest poverty rates in the country, the lack of health equipment and supplies poses a significant strain on already under-resourced local health facilities. The region’s geography, with 3 island and 2 mainland provinces, has also posed logistical challenges in the transport of COVID-19 specimens to the region’s only testing facilities in Amai Pakpak Medical Center, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur and the Cotabato Regional and Medi