Manila Bulletin
SM Foundation readies medical supplies
The SM group has increased its COVID-19 assistance fund to over P170 million.
The enhanced donation prioritizes personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical front-liners and the acquisition of locally developed test kits.
SM is supporting the use of Manila Healthtek test kits and donating testing kits sourced from abroad, in addition to aiding the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
The conglomerate is also donating ICU-grade ventilators to hospitals to help manage severe COVID-19 cases.
Designated COVID hospitals in Metro Manila, including PGH, Lung Center of the Philippines, and Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, have already received PPE donations from SM.
Other major government hospitals in Metro Manila and various provinces across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao have also been recipients of the group's assistance.
The second batch of medical supplies and essential medical equipment, including N95 masks, surgical masks, alcohol, goggles, PPEs, and hygiene kits, arrived on April 1, 2020.
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