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Red Cross deploys team amid surge in lepto cases
The Philippine Star
|August 11, 2024
A surge of leptospirosis cases has left the emergency room of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) at full capacity on Friday, with 67 cases added to the 48 currently confined due to the bacterial disease.
Responding to the surge, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has sent a 15-person medical team to provide support to the hospital’s staff.
Richard Gordon, PRC chairman and chief executive officer, assured NKTI director Dr. Rose Marie Liquete of PRC’s all-out support. “The PRC is ready to deploy medical tents with hospital beds once the situation or the number of patients further escalates,” Gordon said.
Apart from leptospirosis patients, other patients – such as those who will undergo surgery and those suffering from other illnesses – are also seeking treatment in the hospital.
Dr. Romina Danguilan, NKTI deputy executive director for medical services, said the number of patients admitted to the emergency room had doubled.
This story is from the August 11, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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