Galvez: More PPEs arriving this month
Published Apr 3, 2020 12:00 am
By Argyll Cyrus GeducosÂ
The National Action Plan on COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez assured the public that more personal protective equipment (PPEs) will be arriving soon in the country to help frontliners in the fight against the deadly disease.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot / RTVM / PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
In his first report to the public, Galvez said the remaining 985,000 PPEs procured by the government are scheduled to arrive from April 6 to 24.
The first batch of the 1 million PPEs procured by the government arrived on March 31. They were distributed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center, East Avenue Medical Center, San Lazaro Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, and Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital.
According to Galvez, the government is also waiting for the donation of 30,000 complete sets of PPEs from Solaire. Half of these items will be distributed to critical/COVID-19 hospitals in Metro Manila while the rest will go to hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao.
He added that business tycoon Ramon Ang called him up personally to express his intention to donate P500 million worth of PPEs and to commit 100 ventilators.
Galvez said the Indian business community will procure 6 million masks to be distributed to Mercury Drugstore and Watsons so the public can purchase them at a lower price.
On the distribution of PPEs, Galvez said the Department of Health (DOH) was looking at the bed capacities and the number of COVID-19 patients to identify hospitals that critically need these items.
"For faster and more efficient communication, we have set up a Viber group with hospital representatives," he said.
Galvez, meanwhile, attributed the replenishment of medical supplies to the strong relationship between the public and private sectors.
"With the strong partnership between the government and the private sector, we were able to normalize the medical supplies of the Department of Health," he said.
"As you can see, the bayanihan spirit is alive during these difficult times. We would like to thank the private sector and individual citizens who extended assistance to their countrymen," he added.
Luzon is under an enhanced community quarantine until April 12 due to the coronavirus disease pandemic.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot / RTVM / PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
In his first report to the public, Galvez said the remaining 985,000 PPEs procured by the government are scheduled to arrive from April 6 to 24.
The first batch of the 1 million PPEs procured by the government arrived on March 31. They were distributed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center, East Avenue Medical Center, San Lazaro Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, and Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital.
According to Galvez, the government is also waiting for the donation of 30,000 complete sets of PPEs from Solaire. Half of these items will be distributed to critical/COVID-19 hospitals in Metro Manila while the rest will go to hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao.
He added that business tycoon Ramon Ang called him up personally to express his intention to donate P500 million worth of PPEs and to commit 100 ventilators.
Galvez said the Indian business community will procure 6 million masks to be distributed to Mercury Drugstore and Watsons so the public can purchase them at a lower price.
On the distribution of PPEs, Galvez said the Department of Health (DOH) was looking at the bed capacities and the number of COVID-19 patients to identify hospitals that critically need these items.
"For faster and more efficient communication, we have set up a Viber group with hospital representatives," he said.
Galvez, meanwhile, attributed the replenishment of medical supplies to the strong relationship between the public and private sectors.
"With the strong partnership between the government and the private sector, we were able to normalize the medical supplies of the Department of Health," he said.
"As you can see, the bayanihan spirit is alive during these difficult times. We would like to thank the private sector and individual citizens who extended assistance to their countrymen," he added.
Luzon is under an enhanced community quarantine until April 12 due to the coronavirus disease pandemic.