Moved by a letter from two Grade 11 students, New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell on Thursday turned over P800,000 to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City to help them procure additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and frontliners.
In a statement, the New Zealand Embassy said Santino and Lorenzo, Grade 11 students from Everest Academy, recently wrote Kell a letter informing him about the shortage of medical equipment and supplies at the NKTI amid the outbreak of the pandemic.
“The boys could not have said it better, countries need to work together and New Zealand is here to support the Philippines in their fight against COVID-19. We recognize the need to support the health workers who are at the forefront of this battle. This is just one aspect where New Zealand can help,” Kell said.
During the turnover, Liquete said the pandemic has truly exhausted their resources and despite their annual procurement plan, “we have not projected the sudden increase or demand on the use of PPEs in our hospital operations.” “As we protect our health care workers, we also protect our patients. This is an important event that demonstrates our ‘Bayanihan’ effort to control the spread of coronavirus,” Liquete added.
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