Help Philippine COVID-19 Frontliners!
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Hello, Pinoys abroad!
I'm Claudia Altavas and I'm raising funds for the frontliners of our hospitals in Metro Manila and other provinces of the country. I'm on quarantine in the comforts of my apartment in NYC and I feel like it's necessary to do something for our health workers while they sacrifice their lives on the frontlines. I’m more worried for the Philippines and would love to help out in any way I can. I’m sure a lot of the people who live away also feel the same and would like to help out but don’t know how.
The majority of the cases are in the National Capital Region (NCR), and test kits aren’t available in any other parts of the country. There’s not much we can do for now to acquire these test kits, so I’m asking for your help in providing the frontliners the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) in handling COVID-19 cases.
Hospital frontliners: doctors, nurses, med-techs, rad-techs, nursing aids, pharmacists, janitors, administrative assistants, security officers - anyone who is in close contact with COVID-19 positive patients and PUIs. If we can extend at least the masks to ALL hospital workers, why not?
PPE: masks, goggles, gloves, face shields, shoe covers, protective suits, etc. These might require more improvisation and creativity as demand is high everywhere in the world.
I'm in coordination with several suppliers of PPEs that we plan to distribute to hospitals in and outside Metro Manila. Jonas Tamayo , another schoolmate from Ateneo, is also helping us secure face shields for our frontliners. We just need funding! We're also still looking for other PPE suppliers we could tap based on location, production cost, and urgent needs of hospitals. If you can direct us to any, let me know.
Hospitals we've donated to:
METRO MANILA:
Philippine General Hospital
National Center for Mental Health
Veterans Memorial Medical Center
Quirino Memorial Medical Center
East Avenue Memorial Medical Center
Navotas City Hospital
Lung Center of the Philippines
National Children's Hospital
University of the East Ramon Magsasay Memorial Medical Center
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
Quezon City General Hospital
National Government Center Lying In Clinic
Fresenius Kidney Care
VISAYAS:
Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital
Capiz Emmanuel Hospital
Saint Anthony College Hospital
Health Centrum Hospital
Capiz Doctors Hospital
Roxas City Health Office
D&E Dialysis Center
Bailan District Center
MINDANAO:
San Miguel Community Hospital
Carrascal Primary Health Facility
We will add to the list as we receive more funds and requests for help.
International funds will be transferred via the XOOM app to suppliers and hospital focal points, which I will fully disclose in this link once we get this going: http://tinyurl.com/tulongpinoyupdates
Rest assured, I'll be as transparent as possible on where exactly the funds go by providing the exact amount we've gotten after collection, and proper documentation and updates after we've released them to the respective beneficiaries.
Please share this initiative. Let’s all help our country. Salamat po!