USA ka multi-sectoral partnerships namugna taliwala sa pandemiya ang nihatag og abag sa frontliners nga nag-atiman sa mga pasyente sa Covid-19.
Uban sa mithi nga pagserbisyo ug pag-unong, ang PLDT-Smart Foundation nitunol sa cash assistance sa medical frontliners sa Sugbo pinaagi sa Project Balik Buhay’s (PBB) SalBaBida Program.
Ang Project Balik Buhay (PBB), nangulo sa mga lider sa publiko ug pribadong sektor, nagtinguha sa pag-abag sa Covid-19 frontliners ug kaluwasan sa pag-abli og balik sa ekonomiya uban sa minimum health protocols nga nakalatid.
Ang duha ka buwan nga SalBaBida Program unang gilusad sa pagsuporta sa nurses, diin full-time o project-based, kinsa nag-atiman sa Covid-19 patients sa pagtisipante nga private hospitals sa Sugbo.
“We understand the need for putting the welfare and safety of our frontliners first. We are happy to be part of Project Balik Buhay as the project aims to sustain our doctors and nurses in Cebu as they continue to serve amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases...” matod ni sther Santos, PLDT-Smart Foundation President.
“On behalf of the entire Project Balik Buhay team, we’d like to express our sincerest and deepest gratitude to our donors. This initiative, no matter how simple, is a clear expression of our gratitude to our medical frontliners who have so tirelessly and selflessly continued to sacrifice their efforts into caring for and treating every patient,” matod ni PBB chairman Edmun Liu.
Ang benepisaryo sa cash assistance naglakip sa nurses nga nagtrabaho sa mga mosunod nga private hospitals: Chong Hua Hospital (Fuente and Mandaue branches), Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital Group, Perpetual Succour Hospital, University of Cebu Medical Center, ARC Hospital, Cebu Velez General Hospital, Adventist Hospital Cebu, Southwestern University Medical Center, St. Vincent General Hospital, The Hospital by Maayo Well, ug Visayas Community Medical Center.
Ang formal turnover gitabongan ni PBB Chairman and Co-Chairman Edmun Liu ug Kenneth Cobonpue, Office of the Presential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) Secretary Michael Dino, Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases-Region 7 Chief Implementer Ret. Gen Mel Feliciano, ug Department of Health-7 Asst. Regional Director Dr. Guy Perez.
Ang PSF nitunol usab og personal protective equipment (PPE) sets sama sa hospital-grade gowns ug surgical masks, ug kinarton nga vitamins sa Cebu City LGU’s Emergency and Vaccination Operations Centers sa pag-abag sa ilang operasyon.(PR)