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As COVID cases rise, Robredo revives 'E-konsulta' program via Angat Buhay

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Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="FILE. Then Vice President Leni Robredo shows the anti-COVID 19 drug Molnupiravir which can be accessed by patients of Bayanihan E-Konsulta Program. November 23, 2021. " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/21/20220721-robredo.jpg"/><figcaption>FILE. Then Vice President Leni Robredo shows the anti-COVID 19 drug Molnupiravir which can be accessed by patients of Bayanihan E-Konsulta Program. November 23, 2021.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The &quot;Bayanihan E-Konsulta&quot; or free telemedicine services program of former vice president Leni Robredo will be revived under the non-government organization Angat Buhay, as COVID cases rise. </p><p>&quot;Dahil sa pagdami na naman ng Covid cases dito sa atin, magbubukas pong muli ang Bayanihan e-Konsulta,&quot; Robredo announced in a Facebook post Wednesday night </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/VPLeniRobredoPH/posts/640582037424236" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Robredo sought 40 medical and 50 non-medical volunteers in her post on Wednesday night, but got over 1,000 registrants within the first hour of the announcement. </p><p>Volunteers will work remotely and online. No target schedule has yet been revealed when telemedicine operations will resume. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">In less than 20 minutes, 1,100 volunteers already signed up for the resumption of Bayanihan e-Konsulta. Thank you🙏🙏 The spirit of volunteerism is alive and well🥳</p>— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/lenirobredo/status/1549769800397639681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2022</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>The telemedicine program was pioneered by the former vice president when COVID-19 cases spiked April of 2021. It connected patients to volunteer doctors, who gave prescriptions. The program also included sending COVID care kits -- which included oxymeter, medicine, vitamins, thermometer, and disinfectants -- to beneficiaries. </p><p>In January 2022, Robredo said that telemedicine requests went up as the omicron variant fueled another surge in COVID-19 cases. </p><p>The Bayanihan e-Konsulta announced the end of its operations on May, a month before she finished her term as vice president. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/23/22/robredo-offices-telemedicine-program-ends-on-may-31">Robredo office&#x27;s online medical consultation program ends on May 31</a></li></ul><p>On July 1, the first day she was out of office, Robredo launched the Angat Buhay Foundation, a non-government organization where she sits as chairperson as she continues the programs started by her office when she was vice president.</p><div><strong>From the archives:</strong></div><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=1899857" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The 'Bayanihan E-Konsulta' or free telemedicine services program of former vice president Leni Robredo will be revived under the non-government organization Angat Buhay, as COVID cases rise. 

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As COVID cases rise, Robredo revives 'E-konsulta' program via Angat Buhay

Wena Cos,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 21, 2022 11:54 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 21, 2022 02:00 PM PHT

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