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Nicole Agcaoili

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Strengthening public health emergencies and disaster preparedness were emphasized during the World Disasters Report Forum in Makati on Thursday. During the forum, Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon recalled PRC&#x27;s efforts in addressing natural disasters and health emergencies, specifically the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Gordon said the organization, at the start of the pandemic, made efforts in getting facemasks and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the people. &quot;That time there was a volcano erupting so all of our masks went to the people of Batangas. So were running out of masks,&quot; he said. The unexpected impact of COVID-19 to the world, most especially to the country, has pushed Gordon to remind the public to better prepare just in case health emergencies happen again in the future. <div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/19/23/ph-red-cross-offers-psychological-first-aid-for-filipinos-in-israel-gaza" id="isPasted">PH Red Cross offers psychological first aid for Filipinos in Israel, Gaza</a></div>&quot;70,000 people died, that’s too much. But if you were prepared, people know how to avoid it. Our volunteers in the barangay make sure that they have masks and when they see someone coughing they should report it and tell them to go to the doctor or the doctor will go there,&quot; he said. &quot;We&#x27;ll be able to do a lot of things, including bringing food to people who are isolated,&quot; he added. Gordon said this is also the key during typhoons and earthquakes. &quot;We should be able to predict, plan, prepare, practice, as well as. 4P’s – predict, plan, prepare, practice,&quot; he said. He shared that the organization has been practicing these 4P&#x27;s, noting that PRC has been training volunteers to provide basic first aid during emergencies.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/17/23/ph-red-cross-says-ready-to-send-aid-to-gaza" id="isPasted">PH Red Cross says &#x27;ready&#x27; to send aid to Gaza </a> </div>&quot;We even have fancy cars called VERV, volunteer emergency response vehicles coming from one town to the other to send in volunteer reinforcements, &quot; he said. &quot;All the requirements from blood to rescue trucks where you can have lights operating at night in case there’s an earthquake. All that we&#x27;ve been doing throughout the years,&quot; he added. Meanwhile, Dr. Gwendolyn Pang, Secretary General of PRC, told Gordon that the organization is always on standby. &quot;We thought that we had already closed the operations for COVID-19 pandemic but our Chairman Richard Gordon, a few days ago, instructed us to start to prepare again because there are new cases of COVID-19 reported,&quot; she said.

Strengthening public health emergencies and disaster preparedness were emphasized during the World Disasters Report Forum in Makati on Thursday.

Strengthening public health emergencies and disaster preparedness were emphasized during the World Disasters Report Forum in Makati on Thursday.

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Philippine Red Cross emphasizes importance of preparedness during health emergencies

Nicole Agcaoili,

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Published May 31, 2024 01:08 AM PHT

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