593 health volunteers sign up to fight COVID-19, says DOH

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The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said 593 health workers have volunteered to help hospitals in treating COVID-19 patients for one month. COVID19PH | CMarquezINQ

“This is not far from reality. I am also a doctor and our department knows how important it is to be a health worker especially during these times,” Vergeire said in Filipino.

Vergeire said the P500 is part of their protocol and that the department based the amount from the compensation given to other volunteers who helped in response to other outbreaks in the past. Most of their budget are allocated for the procurement of personal protective equipment , the health official said.

She also said they are still evaluating the allocation of the supplemental budget approved by Congress to the DOH. “Now that the Congress has given us supplemental budget, we will allocate these funds to important areas such as compensation for health workers, PPEs, COVID-19 response from Philhealth and improvement of health facilities,” she added.

 

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CMarquezINQ THEN AT LEAST PLEASE PROVIDE THEM WITH PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) WHICH OUR HEALTHWORKERS ARE SURREPTITIOUSLY LACKING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM CONTAMINATION.

CMarquezINQ Please increase your pay. It’s not even a pay, looks like pang transpo and meals for the day lang.

CMarquezINQ God bless, volunteers. May God always protect you day in and day out.

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