Volunteer group raises funds to cover shortage of PPE in Leyte

FOR THE COMMUNITY. Volunteer group Tabang PH provides alternative personal protective equipment sets to healthcare workers, vendors, and firemen in Leyte. Photos from Tabang PH.

“The mortality rate of health care workers in the Philippines is very high. We feel like a factor for this is the shortage of PPEs. You see in the news that a lot of nurses and doctors are making use of trash bags as alternative protection. This is why we wanted to focus on making PPEs like masks, face shields, and sanitizers,” Amestoso said.

“There are also plenty of people who do not have the privilege to stay in their homes. There is also the skeleton workforce, for example, who are called to go out of the safety of their own homes to keep the economy going. We saw a lot of them did not even have face masks. Providing these people with makeshift protective gear, we are slowing down or preventing the spread of the virus," Amestoso added.

“Overseeing and coordinating with all the clusters, particularly in Team VSU-Baybay was difficult when we first operated because the clusters are located in the upper campus, lower campus, and in Brgy. Guadalupe, and we weren't recognized by the VSU frontliners.” DONATION. Volunteers turn over face shields and masks to the Bureau of Fire Protection in Sogod, Southern Leyte. Photo from Tabang PH

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