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January 11, 2021
FAISALABAD: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that the Sarwar Foundation is providing clean drinking water to two million people daily while water filtration plants are being set up in jails, hospitals, educational institutions and Police Lines.
He said this while talking to media after inaugurating a water filtration plant at Chief Traffic Officer Office here on Sunday. Provincial Minister for Colonies and Culture Mian Khayal Ahmed Kastro, Parliamentarians Mian Farrukh Habib, Raja Riaz Ahmed, Firdous Rai, RPO Raja Rifat Mukhtar, SSP Operations Kashif Aslam, Chief Traffic Officer Shahzada Umar Abbas Babar, Assistant Commissioner Sadar Umar Maqbool, Political Advisor to Punjab Governor Zafar Sindhu, Overseas Committee Chairman Mirza Muhammad Asghar, police officers and leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were also present.
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MANILA, Jan 10 The Philippine government, represented by Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Serum Institute of India (SII) and Faberco Life Sciences, Inc., have signed a Term Sheet on January 9, 2021 to secure the supply of 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, which will be available starting third quarter of this year.
“This is a significant milestone in relations between India and the Philippines. It shows that we don’t have to look far beyond Philippine shores to find friends who are willing to help each other out,” Kishore Hemlani, Founder of Faberco Life Sciences Inc., SII’s Philippine partner, said after the signing with Sec. Galvez.
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Philippines: Re-emergence of vaccine preventable diseases – Polio outbreak – Operation Update, DREF n° MDRPH032 (12-month update: 29 December 2020)
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Summary of major changes:
The emergence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Philippines in March 2020 has to an extent, directed health system focus from vaccination campaigns for polio and measles, towards COVID-19 management. Consequently, some activities planned under the EPoA for Polio within the intended timeline had to deprioritized, as its not feasible to conduct those activities during the pandemic. Furthermore, incorporated COVID-19 safe operation to enhanced and facilitated deliverables under this Polio operation.
Changes includes provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect PRC staff and volunteers from COVID-19 infection in delivery of services in this operation. WASH activities, hygiene promotion and PGI activities were downscaled.