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Published May 10, 2021, 12:31 AM
Philippine Red Cross joined the celebration of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day last May 8 to honor the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.
IFRC is the world’s largest humanitarian network, comprising 192 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies working to save lives and promote dignity around the world.
The country is, indeed, well-served by the IFRC’s assistance in the amount of 4.9 million Swiss francs (equivalent to approximately P260 million) from its Global Emergency Appeal to support the Philippine Red Cross as it intensifies tracing, testing and treatment of people with COVID-19.
(Photo from the Philippine Red Cross)
PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard J. Gordon said Sunday, May 2, that they have already assisted a total of 253 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
‘Marami marami na rin ang natulungan sa ating mga (Many have been assisted in our) [isolation facilities), 253 patients served,” he said in a TeleRadyo interview.
The PRC has set up isolation facilities at Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB) in Manila, and Adamson University (AdU).
Gordon said currently, 189 COVID patients “are admitted” at their four isolation centers, while 71 have already been discharged.
Kuala Lumpur/Manila, 26 April – Record COVID-19 surges across the Philippines have placed hospitals under siege as total Coronavirus infections pass 1 million. Red Cross is urgently setting up field hospitals, quarantine facilities and scaling up existing testing laboratories, public information campaigns and relief activities. As hospitals reach capacity in some areas, Philippine Red Cross […]
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