As the Philippines continued to recover from the pandemic, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank continued its efforts to help improve the health and well-being of Filipinos.
BDO Foundation recently rehabilitated five rural health units in Agusan del Sur, Iloilo, Quezon and Zamboanga, enabling health workers to provide primary healthcare services more efficiently to more than 280,000 people.
The foundation has successfully rehabilitated a total of 126 RHUs since 2012, benefiting a total of 6.8 million people all over the country. The program benefits nursing mothers, infants and children, persons with disabilities, senior citizens and other patients. Most of these patients cannot afford to go to hospitals. Many live in remote and underserved areas.
As part of its ongoing rehabilitation program, BDO Foundation improves the layout of health centers, their interiors and exteriors, lobbies and waiting areas, offices, birthing clinics, consultation and treatment rooms, pharmacies, facilities, furniture, and fixtures. The foundation also constructs breastfeeding stations, play areas for children and waiting lounges for senior citizens.