{"id":253323,"date":"2020-04-28T04:08:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=253323"},"modified":"2020-04-28T04:08:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T08:08:49","slug":"duterte-wants-swift-delivery-of-medicines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/28\/duterte-wants-swift-delivery-of-medicines\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte wants swift delivery of medicines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on April 27, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered concerned government agencies to speed up the delivery of medicines and medical supplies for patients infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

In a televised public address on Monday night, Duterte urged agencies to course medicines and medical supplies through Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez, the chief implementer of the National Policy Against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng utos ko ngayon is<\/em>\u00a0i<\/em>-deliver\u00a0ninyo \u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0medicines kay General Galvez, Secretary Galvez (My order now is to deliver medicines to Secretary Galvez),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said city health officials lack the manpower to immediately deliver the medicines to hospitals in their respective areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuwag na sa<\/em>\u00a0(Don\u2019t deliver it to) city health because city health has no manpower to attend to all of these things.\u00a0Ito naman kasi kay<\/em>\u00a0(But) Galvez, he can distribute the burden to the different participating government agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said agencies should waste no time in sending the medicines to hospitals and other health facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cGusto kong madalian<\/em>\u00a0(I want it done quickly). So\u00a0i<\/em>-deliver\u00a0ninyo ito<\/em>\u00a0(it) if it\u2019s intended for the provinces outside of Metro Manila.\u00a0Iyong malayo<\/em>\u00a0(those far away) it\u2019s being ferried by plane,\u00a0\u2018yung malapit lang<\/em>\u00a0of course by land\u00a0pero gusto ko na dumating sa madaling panahon<\/em>\u00a0(those nearby of course by land but I want them to arrive as soon as possible),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President also requested the Philippine Air Force-Tactical Operations Group (PAF-TOG) to help out with the delivery efforts in distant areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have requested\u00a0na \u2018yung para sa mga malalayo na lugar i<\/em>-deliver\u00a0na lang ng<\/em>\u00a0Air Force\u00a0doon sa<\/em>\u00a0TOG (that the Air Force deliver medicines in distant places),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the PAF could even use military helicopters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is intended for a place that\u2019s too far away and not easily passable, then we can use the military helicopters. But with one condition, that on the ground there are troops that will secure the crew and the equipment itself. Mahal \u2018yang helicopter ko\u00a0at sayang<\/em>\u00a0(My helicopter is expensive and it would be a waste). Let us not be reckless about this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last March 31, Duterte ordered that donated medicines and medical supplies for Covid-19 shall be coordinated with and transmitted to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for consolidation.<\/p>\n

Under the order, the OCD is directed to prepare an inventory of all the donations to the national government and to DOH that would be consolidated.<\/p>\n

The OCD will also coordinate with concerned government agencies to determine the beneficiary health facilities, groups, or establishments in the country.<\/p>\n

Galvez is in charge of overseeing the consolidation, management, inventory, recording, and distribution of these donations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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