The future is bright for us Filipinos to avail mass testing, one of the first steps for us to fight effectively, if not to defeat, the pandemic.
Lysol Philippines has partnered with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for Disinfect to Protect, a joint mission to ensure everybody is protected from illnesses, by breaking the chain of infection.
Through the endeavor, the disinfectant brand will donate P36 million to boost mass testing in support of government efforts, bring it to the most vulnerable groups, and encourage Filipinos to sanitize their surroundings to protect them from disease-causing germs.
Senator Richard Gordon, Philippine Red Cross chairman, receives the Lysol Philippines donation from AleliArcilla, RB Health Philippines general manager, during turnover ceremony at the PRC headquarters in Mandaluyong City.
Half of the donation will be used to build a COVID-19 mass testing center in Cagayan De Oro City. To be known as the Philippine Red Cross Molecular Laboratory, the facility will have 2 polymerase chain reaction machines that can process 2,000 tests per day.
Lysol’s contribution will also be earmarked for the laboratory’s operations and maintenance costs, including the hiring of personnel.
The other half of the donation—P18 million—will go to the COVID-19 Samaritan Fund to shoulder processing fees to test around 4,500 Filipinos from the most susceptible groups, including the elderly, pregnant women, and those with pre-existing health conditions, especially in poor communities.
From Left to Right: (Alfred So, RB Health Philippines Regulatory Affairs Director, Sen. Richard Gordon, Philippine Red Cross Chairman, and AleliArcilla, RB Health Philippines General Manager.)
Senator Gordon – PRC Chairman
Lysol will also turn over P5 million worth of its products to help disinfect PRC sample collection areas, as well as testing laboratories, to keep frontline healthcare workers and communities protected against the novel coronavirus.
To break the chain of COVID-19 infection in the household level, the brand is also encouraging Filipinos to practice proper handwashing, and regularly cleaning and disinfecting their surroundings—including frequently-touched surfaces at home and workplaces—with disinfectant sprays and multi-purpose cleaners.
“We feel humbled to be partnering with the Philippine Red Cross in their efforts to strengthen the country’s COVID-19 testing capacity and expand its coverage to needy sectors of society, as we keep the Philippines’ medical front-liners safe against an unseen enemy while creating awareness on the importance of hygiene and disinfection,” said Gonzalo Balcazar, RB General Manager for southeast Asia, Hygiene. “More than ensuring households are protected from illness-causing germs, Lysol sees this partnership, and our ‘Disinfect to Protect’ mission as creating a bigger impact on various communities.”
“We welcome Lysol as our partner in helping control the spread of COVID19. They are a company that has invested most of its resources in studying pathogens and developing solutions that can kill these. They know what we are up against, and how we can stop the infection,” said Sen Gordon, Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross.
To know more about the Disinfect to Protect mission, please visit the Lysol Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/LysolPH) or Philippine Red Cross (https://www.facebook.com/phredcross).
This is great to know! We need a vaccine!
this is so great! so happy you can partner with such great companies.
That was so kind of Lysol company to donate such huge amount of money. I always buy Lysol disinfectant sprays and I will continue to do so.
I am so glad to see how they are helping. It makes the world such a nicer place when companies do this.
That is a very welcomed donation, I am sure it’s needed so much in fighting the Coronavirus.
Oh wow! This is incredible news!
Welldone guys. Thank you for sharing this
This is interesting! Hopefully it will be beneficial to the country.
This is amazing!!! Well done Lysol, Well done guys, amazing initiative.
This is definitely a great news to everyone and I am glad that more people are extending their hands to help during these times.
Great work and glad to know that needy are receiving the heps that they deserved.
Good to see that they came forward and now they are helping people very rare to see such gesture. Thanks for sharing this
So thankful to know there are good-hearted companies like Lysol Philippines who really reach out and do great acts to help us Filipinos
What an awesome thing that Lysol is doing! Keep p the great job and help everyone fight COVID, Lysol!
That is really a great move this time of uncertain situation. Keep fighting this COvid19.