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Robredo seeks volunteers for online medical consultation program

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Vice President Leni Robredo holds a press conference in Cebu City on Dec. 13, 2021. Jay Ganzon, OVP " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/01/07/20211213-vp-robredo-bpo-consultation-ovp7084.jpg"/><figcaption>Vice President Leni Robredo holds a press conference in Cebu City on Dec. 13, 2021. <em>Jay Ganzon, OVP</em></figcaption></figure></div><h3> OVP also facilitating distribution of Molnupiravir to qualified patients</h3><p>MANILA — Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday called for volunteers for her office&#x27;s free online medical consultation project, as the Philippines fought another uptick in COVID-19 cases. </p><p>Robredo said the Bayanihan e-Konsulta program tapped 1,078 doctors and 3,156 non-medical volunteers during the last surge of infections in Metro Manila. </p><p>&quot;Inaasahan natin na dadagsa ulit ‘yung mga mangangailangan ng tulong sa e-Konsulta, kaya I want to take this opportunity na manawagan ulit for volunteers... Ganitong klaseng effort ulit ang kakailanganin natin sa harap ng surge na ito,&quot; the Vice President said in a video message. </p><p>(We expect that those who need help from e-Konsulta will spike again, so I want to take this opportunity to appeal for volunteers again. This is the kind of effort we need again in the face of this surge.)</p><p>&quot;Kakailanganin natin ng medical at non-medical volunteers, kasama rin ang licensed mental health professionals... Kailangan ng kapwa Pilipino natin ‘yung tulong natin,&quot; she added. </p><p>(We will need medical and non-medical volunteers, including licensed mental health professionals. Our fellow Filipinos need our help.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1886545" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><address style="text-align:center">Video courtesy of Office of the Vice President </address><p>Robredo said Bayanihan e-Konsulta, first launched in April last year, is again &quot;up and running&quot; and those who need medical consultation can message its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OVPBayanihanEKonsulta/">Facebook page</a>. </p><p>&quot;Gusto ko ring ibalita na tuloy-tuloy ang pagbigay natin ng <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/23/21/covid-19-pill-molnupiravir-available-to-robredo-offices-telemedicine-patients">molnupiravir</a> sa mga qualified na pasyente, sa tulong ng ating partner hospitals,&quot; the Vice President said, referring to the experimental COVID-19 pill developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. </p><p>&quot;Mag-message lang kayo sa e-Konsulta; kung kailangan, i-re-rekomenda kayo ng volunteer doctors natin para sa gamot na ito. Libre niyong makukuha ito at ipapadala ang gamot sa inyo,&quot; she added. </p><p>(I also want to share that we continued giving molnupiravir to qualified patients, with the help of our partner hospitals. Just message e-Konsulta; if necessary volunteer doctors will recommend this pill. You can get it for free and it will be sent to you.)</p><p>Doctors may sign up as e-Konsulta volunteers <a href="https://bit.ly/BEK-doctor-signups">here</a>, while psychiatrists, counselors, and other volunteers with mental health training may register through this <a href="https://bit.ly/BEK-mhprofessionals-reg">link</a>, Robredo&#x27;s office earlier said. </p><p>It said non-doctors or nurses, non-licensed medical students, call center agents, chat agents, and college students who will be tasked to connect the volunteer doctors with the patients needing e-consultation, may get on board <a href="https://bit.ly/BEK-nondoctor-signups">here</a>.</p><p>The Office of the Vice President this week also brought back its Swab Cab or mobile COVID-19 testing facility. </p><p>The Swab Cab ran 400 antigen tests in Quezon City on Thursday, with 169 people testing positive for COVID-19, said the OVP. </p><p>It added that of 231 people who tested negative, 94 were scheduled for confirmatory RT-PCR tests because they had COVID-19 symptoms. </p>

VP Robredo called for volunteers for her office's free online medical consultation project, as the Philippines fought another COVID-19 uptick. 

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Robredo seeks volunteers for online medical consultation program

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Published Jan 07, 2022 11:08 AM PHT

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