Monday, November 25, 2013
THE Peace Ark Hospital Ship of the government of China arrived in Leyte Sunday afternoon carrying 106 medical professionals and 35 tons of medical supplies on board to help ease the suffering of typhoon Yolanda survivors.
In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines related that the 10,000-ton hospital ship is already prepared to offer medical services to local victims anytime.
"(Chinese) Ambassador Ma Keqing, officers of the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), and local government officials had talked about how to carry out their treatment works," said the Embassy.
Aside from the medical personnel and supplies, the hospital ship is also equipped with 217 types and 2,406 units of advanced medical systems including CT scan room, digital X-ray photographic studio, blood bank, oxygen generation station, compressed air system, pharmacy, etc.
It also has 300 ward beds of various types, including 20 ICU ward beds, 109 ward beds for serious injury, 67 burn ward beds, 94 regular ward beds, 10 beds of quarantine ward.
There is also tele-medicine diagnose system, and three lifts with special specifications for transferring the wounded on the board.
The arrival of the Peace Ark is just the latest assistance provided by the Chinese government to the victims of the typhoon.
"The Chinese people are empathetic with the hardships the Philippine people are facing," stressed Chinese Embassy spokesperson Hua Zhang.
At present, more than 50 doctors and nurses from China have set up medical tents in Abuyog, Leyte and have received 75 patients while bringing six tons of medical supplies with them.
Two medical teams of more than 30 members from Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) have also joined the Philippine Red Cross and set up their camp in Tacloban City to receive patients while some will help search remains of local victims.
A cargo of P37.8 million worth of supplies, including 2,000 tents, 2,000 sleeping bags, medicine and medical devices from the RCSC has also arrived in Cebu and were turned over to the Philippine Red Cross.
A total of P73 million worth of aids from the Chinese government, composed of 10,000 blankets and 2,600 tents, were also delivered to the Philippines.
The private sector in China also extended their help the victims of Yolanda with Liang Wen-chong, the former Asian Tour No. 1, donated half of his first-place purse of close to P3 million (US$135,000 - US$67,500) to the typhoon victims after winning the Resorts World Manila Masters golf tournament.
"I am very sorry about the typhoon that happened last week. I've decided to donate 50 percent of my winnings this week to the Red Cross as a form of respect and gesture to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)," Liang said.
The Association of Chinese Companies in the Philippines are also taking part in the relief efforts as they have donated P7.5 million to buy three pay loaders for the much-needed clean-up of the disaster areas.
Huawei Co., an international frontrunner of telecom industry, is also busying itself restoring the lifeline of communication in typhoon-affected areas by aiding telecommunication networks of PLDT, Smart, and Globe in the disaster areas.
China National Grid Co., the technical partner of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), has also donated $100,000 to disaster area in a bid to contribute in restoring the power system of the typhoon-hit areas.
The Yinyi INC., a mining company based in Eastern Samar, also offered help by offering its storage of food, water and other supplies to the victims, and used all its equipments such as pay-loaders to clear roads, and donated its diesel stockpile to support the relief work.
China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, a well-known non-government organization named after the late Chinese Honorary President, is also preparing 200 mobile houses worth P22.4 million, to donate to Leyte, East Samar, and Bohol communities.
Finally, the Chinese Embassy, Hua said, has also been working round-the-clock to facilitate all the relief efforts from the government of China.
This is aside from donating P1.2 million worth of emergency supplies, including radios, emergency lights, and flashlights on its own.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that Yolanda has affected 2,160,576 families or 10,013,467 people in 10,724 villages in 44 provinces around the country.
(HDT/Sunnex)
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