Red Cross receives 1M worth of equipment and basic medicines from Israel Embassy

The Israel Embassy officially turned over one million worth of basic equipment, medicines, and supplies to the Philippine Red Cross (PR...

The Israel Embassy officially turned over one million worth of basic equipment, medicines, and supplies to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), to support the immediate needs of those affected by the Marawi conflict.

PRC set up a basic health care unit in (BHCU) in Balo-i Lanao del Norte on June 8. Since basic health services are a major priority in the communities and evacuation centers affected by the conflict, the PRC has provided basic, preventive, and health care emergency treatment and medical supplies.

“We are all touched by the events in Marawi and the effect they brought to the people of Marawi. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed us to lend a hand of support to the affected people in Marawi and the surrounding areas,” said Israel Ambassador Ephraim Ben Matityau.

The basic equipment, medicines, and supplies will benefit thousands of families in the evacuation centers. The equipment includes emergency cart, suction machine, portable nebulizer machine, portable ECG machine, portable doppler, pulse oximeter, oxygen tank, basic medicine package, emergency medicines, and medical supplies.

“We are grateful for the outpouring support we received from our partners and donors as the Philippine Red Cross continues with its humanitarian efforts for our affected brothers and sisters in Marawi crisis. We are committed to continue our mission to save lives as well as to give the best assistance to the most vulnerable to the best of our capacity,” said PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon.

We would like to wish the people of Marawi a solemn end to the holidays of Ramadan and Eid’l Fitr celebration. We all hope for a speedy return of the population to their homes and normal life in time for the celebration, and that peace and national harmony will be restored,” said Matityau.

The said donation was approved after the Embassy of Israel reached out to the Philippine Red Cross in order to support the ongoing relief efforts in the Marawi conflict.

To date, the Red Cross continues to provide medical care concentrating on health needs of the evacuees,provision of medicine supplies, medical consultations for children, pregnant women, and elderly, minor surgical cases, and normal spontaneous delivery for uncomplicated pregnancy. (PRC)