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THE PHILIPPINES must focus its public–private partnership (PPP) investment on healthcare infrastructure to best prepare for future crises, government and private sector leaders said.
“Our healthcare infrastructure is clearly not where we want it to be,” National Task Force Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vivencio B. Dizon said in an online event organized by the Ateneo School of Government Wednesday.
“We saw that when our capabilities were tested during the pandemic,” he said. “What, I think, this pandemic has shown us is we really have to invest in this kind of infrastructure.”
Other Asian economies like Taiwan, Vietnam, and Hong Kong were better prepared for the pandemic because their experiences with the previous healthcare crises prompted them to invest in healthcare infrastructure, he added.
PDRF Project K3 recognized by COVID-19 task force; Continues support to national vaccination program
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23 FEBRUARY 2021, MANILA The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF)’s Project K3 was recognized by the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) in its key agreements during its 18th Cluster Meeting. The Head of the Response Cluster, Leopoldo Vega, MD., acknowledged the importance of collaboration between the public and private sectors in combating the pandemic.
Vega added that Project K3 or the Kalinga para sa Kalusugan ng Komunidad is a good example of a private sector initiative for capacity building, risk communication, and course development. The members of the task force expressed their readiness to collaborate on this project.
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Published February 22, 2021 7:25pm Close to 70 groups from the private sector have partnered with the government s Task Force Zero Hunger (TFZH) to launch Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG), a multi-sectoral movement with the goal to lift one million Filipinos from hunger by next year. The anti-hunger initiative s 2021 work plan was outlined during a virtual media launch on Monday. Key areas of concern include farmer assistance, sustainable nutrition programs, disaster response, and food banking. This is the principle of the PKG movement solving the problem of hunger must be a collective responsibility and an imperative for all of us, said Cabinet Secretary and TFZH head Karlo Nograles.
CALOOCAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF)’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) online resource hub SIKAP recently launched its improved gamified platform geared towards building MSMEs resilience and introduced new public and private sector initiatives that will help businesses bounce forward to the new normal.
SIKAP or Synergizing Recovery Initiatives, Knowledge, and Adaptation Practices for MSMEs is a free online resilience hub developed by PDRF, with the support of Connecting Business initiative, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the United Nations Development Programme, that provides information on the latest available loans, programs, and online events specifically for MSMEs while also offering exclusive mentorship opportunities provided by industry leaders and experts. While the online platform has been around since June 2020, it was relaunched to showcase new and exciting features as well as i