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DOH-11 sends 5 nurses to NCR

By Che Palicte

April 15, 2021, 11:37 am

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) on Wednesday deployed five volunteer nurses to the National Capital Region (NCR) to help in the response against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

In a statement Thursday, DOH-11 said the five nurses would be assigned to the San Lazaro Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila from April 14 to May 14, 2021.

DOH-11 regional director Dr. Annabelle Yumang said of the five nurses, one is from Davao de Oro and four came from this city.

During the send-off ceremony at the Davao International Airport (DIA), Yumang told the volunteer health workers to be extra careful and thanked them for their contribution.

“I am thankful that you have volunteered. This is our response to DOH because, during the time that we also needed their help, they too sent us their nurses,” she added.

Yumang also reiterated that sending the nurses to NCR will not affect the Covid-19 response of the Davao Region given that the cases here are on the downtrend.

“We have backup health workers here, they were also replaced here. Their health officers also assigned somebody to replace them in their respective units here,” she clarified.

Yumang said that their assignment is under the Nurse Deployment Program (NDP) of the DOH and their accommodation, meals, and transportation during their stay in NCR will be shouldered by San Lazaro Hospital.

DOH–11 has encouraged its nurses, doctors, and medical technologists to volunteer for the said program to augment health workers in Metro Manila. (PNA)

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