DOH: P31M worth of medicine deployed for emergencies

The Department of Health said Tuesday around P31 million worth of medicine have been deployed nationwide in case of emergencies.

In a palace briefing, DOH Spokesperson Undersecretary Albert Domingo said that the supplies of medicine have been pre-positioned in the following areas:

• Ilocos
• Cagayan Valley
• CALABARZON
• MIMAROPA
• Western Visayas
• Central Visayas 
• Northern Mindanao

Domingo added that around P180 million emergency medicine remains on standby and awaiting deployment.

“Hindi pa natin dini-deploy pero kapag kailangan po ay ating papakawalan,” he said.

(We haven’t deployed these stocks but we will release them if we have to.)

DOH shared the emergency medicine include CAMPOLAS, which are antibiotics cotrimoxazole and amoxicillin, mefenamic acid for pain relief, paracetamol as fever suppressant, oresel for diarrhea, lagundi for cough relief, and skin ointments.

“Mayroon din pong mga hygiene kits, mga drinking water containers at mga chlorine tablets para huwag tayong uminom ng kontaminadong tubig at mayroon ding breastfeeding kits para sa ating mga nanay,” he added.

(We also have hygiene kits, drinking water containers, and chlorine tablets so that we don’t have to drink contaminated water, and there are also breastfeeding kits for our mothers.)

Meanwhile, DOH is currently conducting rounds at several evacuation centers in Metro Manila.

Earlier, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa visited schools being used as evacuation centers in Marikina City. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/RF, GMA Integrated News