Gordon leads Red Cross relief in Laguna
THE Philippine National Red Cross, through the leadership of its chairman Senator Richard Gordon, is helping save lives and minimize the effects of a typhoid outbreak in Calamba, Laguna.
The quick and exemplary response of the PNRC-Laguna to the typhoid epidemic is a tribute to the PNRC's commitment to its mission and the organizational and operational systems set in place under Gordon's administration.
Even as the local government of Calamba, Laguna declared a state of calamity in the typhoid-stricken city, the Philippine Red Cross Laguna Chapter stepped up its humanitarian effort to aid hundreds of patients with confirmed or suspected typhoid infection.
Quick action by the PNRC-Laguna Chapter in providing medicines and medical supplies helped authorities handle the sudden volume of patients that crowded local hospitals and health centers.
The PNRC-Laguna chapter also visited homes to distribute crucial information regarding typhoid prevention to help stem an increase in the number of affected residents.
The PNRC-Laguna Chapter was also able to give intelligence information that helped authorities assess the general situation in the area as the outbreak developed.
As early as February 13, when the rising number of cases of typhoid fever was first observed, the PNRC-Laguna Chapter began consolidating reports from various hospitals and health centers, suspecting a possible outbreak of salmonella typhii (the bacteria that causes typhoid fever) infections in the Calamba population.
With hospitals overcrowded and patients staying either at home or makeshift wards, and the increasing need for medicines and supplies, the Red Cross is committed to its efforts at helping Calamba residents recover and return to their normal lives.
Donors who wish to send in their help to the residents of Calamba are encouraged to get in touch with the headquarters of the Philippine National Red Cross. Please call the numbers 143 or 5270000 or visit http://www.redcross.org.ph or www.redcross.org.ph.
The quick and exemplary response of the PNRC-Laguna to the typhoid epidemic is a tribute to the PNRC's commitment to its mission and the organizational and operational systems set in place under Gordon's administration.
Even as the local government of Calamba, Laguna declared a state of calamity in the typhoid-stricken city, the Philippine Red Cross Laguna Chapter stepped up its humanitarian effort to aid hundreds of patients with confirmed or suspected typhoid infection.
Quick action by the PNRC-Laguna Chapter in providing medicines and medical supplies helped authorities handle the sudden volume of patients that crowded local hospitals and health centers.
The PNRC-Laguna chapter also visited homes to distribute crucial information regarding typhoid prevention to help stem an increase in the number of affected residents.
The PNRC-Laguna Chapter was also able to give intelligence information that helped authorities assess the general situation in the area as the outbreak developed.
As early as February 13, when the rising number of cases of typhoid fever was first observed, the PNRC-Laguna Chapter began consolidating reports from various hospitals and health centers, suspecting a possible outbreak of salmonella typhii (the bacteria that causes typhoid fever) infections in the Calamba population.
With hospitals overcrowded and patients staying either at home or makeshift wards, and the increasing need for medicines and supplies, the Red Cross is committed to its efforts at helping Calamba residents recover and return to their normal lives.
Donors who wish to send in their help to the residents of Calamba are encouraged to get in touch with the headquarters of the Philippine National Red Cross. Please call the numbers 143 or 5270000 or visit http://www.redcross.org.ph or www.redcross.org.ph.
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