(Photo from the Philippine Red Cross)
PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard J. Gordon said Sunday, May 2, that they have already assisted a total of 253 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
‘Marami marami na rin ang natulungan sa ating mga (Many have been assisted in our) [isolation facilities), 253 patients served,” he said in a TeleRadyo interview.
The PRC has set up isolation facilities at Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB) in Manila, and Adamson University (AdU).
Gordon said currently, 189 COVID patients “are admitted” at their four isolation centers, while 71 have already been discharged.
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Published 30 April 2021
According to a survey in 2015, Nigeria was projected to be among the fastest growing economies in the world. Moreover, several other projections by experts, international professional bodies and other organisations are indicative of the fact that Nigeria has great potential, and her relevance where the global economy is concerned cannot be over-emphasised. Despite all of this, the Nigerian state has been faced with debilitating socioeconomic and political challenges due to insecurity. The incessant terrorists’ activities (more especially in the northern region) are beginning to take a heavy toll on the entire system; the current security situation in the country has really deteriorated compared to the past. Albeit, many factors may have been responsible for this but more importantly, bad governance, leadership failure, corruption and poverty have largely contributed to the current spate of insecuri
Global Shelter Cluster: 2020 Achievements Report
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GLOBAL SHELTER CLUSTER (GSC)
Co-led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the GSC is a platform of shelter and settlement partners. Its mission is to support crisis-affected people to live in safe, dignified and appropriate shelter and settlements. The GSC and country Shelter Clusters work collectively with national response actors to support people affected by natural disasters and conflict with timely, effective and predictable shelter and settlement responses.
Since the Cluster Approach was rolled out in 2006 the GSC has worked with an ever-growing range of partners. There is growing recognition that shelter and settlement responses not only provide physical dwellings but also stable foundations to rebuild lives and support a range of multi-sectoral outcomes. Building on its commitment to partnership, the GSC is implemen