2nd Gentleman Emhoff of the United States leads the distribution of hygiene kits in Caloocan City – Manila Bulletin | Tech Reddy

US second lord Douglas Emhoff gave Caloocan City Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan the US government’s donations of hygiene kits and other Covid-19 supplies to further strengthen the Philippines’ efforts in the fight of the disease during his visit to the city on Monday, November. . 21.

Emhoff, the husband of visiting US Vice President Kamala Harris, said the US government, through USAID, has allocated an additional $5 million in funding for the launch of the Philippine Covid-19 vaccine. 19.

The assistance will support the country’s distribution of Covid-19 vaccines for children and adults in line with the Philippine government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s immunity wall, he added.

Malapitan, receiving the hygiene kits and other Covid-19 supplies, assured the city’s residents that the local government is focused on providing the best possible health care programs for children such as face-to-face classes they took over the city.

He said this during a program held at the Gregoria De Jesus Elementary School in the city on Monday, where the national government, through the Department of Health (DOH), and the United States government, through the Agency for International Development of the United States (USAID), expressed a strengthened partnership to eliminate Covid-19 and tuberculosis (TB) for the safe return of students to schools.

Aside from Emhoff, DOH Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire, US Ambassador to the Philippines Marykay Loss Carson, USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn, officials from the USAID, DOH and the Department of Education (Deped) assisted. event

In his speech, Malapitan admitted that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to the city. However, the local government acted quickly to create a health system and other initiatives to reduce its impact, including the transition of classrooms to blended learning for children.

“Our vision as a local government is very focused on the well-being of young people, and with the full implementation of face-to-face classes, we do our best to ensure that children are safe in their pursuit of learning”, Malapitan. he said.

“With all classes going in person, there will be new challenges to overcome, and I hope you all face them with eagerness,” he added.

Second Gentleman Emhoff of the United States also announced that the United States government will share hygiene kits and other Covid-19 supplies to further strengthen the Philippines’ efforts in fighting the disease.

He said the United States government, through USAID, has allocated an additional $5 million in funding for the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines.

The assistance will support the country’s distribution of Covid-19 vaccines for children and adults in line with the Philippine government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s immunity wall, he added.

According to USAID, the US government has provided nearly USD 50 million in Covid-19 response assistance and donated more than 33 million doses of vaccine to the Philippines since the start of the pandemic.

Emhoff also said that in the last 10 years, USAID has provided more than P7.5 billion for the country’s initiatives to eliminate TB.

He also led the turnover ceremony of about 1,000 hygiene kits for the city, together with Malapitan and DOH Secretary Vergeire.

DOH OIC Vergeire congratulated Malapitan for the city’s excellent implementation of the Covid-19 response and other health programs.

He also thanked the US government for helping the Philippines respond to Covid-19.

Emhoff and Vergeire, together with the city mayor, also distributed the “Tibay ng Dibdib” story books to the 3rd Grade students of Gregoria De Jesus Elementary School. The book is based on the true story of two Filipino children who fought and recovered from tuberculosis with the help of the national government and other institutions.

USAID is the world’s leading international development agency working to help lift lives, build communities and advance democracy, according to usaid.gov.