The fifth wave of the new crown virus epidemic has not improved, and the grassroots are the first to bear the brunt.
Hang Seng Bank announced today (13th) that, through three institutions including St. James' Settlement, the rapid test kits will be donated to the grassroots such as families living alone or dual-elderly; Home vaccination program, an outreach team composed of doctors, nurses and caring ambassadors will visit the elderly and the disabled, and vaccinate them against the new crown free of charge. The number of places is 10,000. It is estimated that more than 30% of the elderly and disabled people who are at home and have limited mobility will benefit from it. inject.
Hang Seng Bank announced today (13th) that it will further expand the beneficiaries of the new rapid test to more social welfare organizations, including St. James' Settlement, The Women's Foundation and the Food Link Foundation, through their networks, donate to single- or dual-elderly elderly families, grass-roots families, and distribute to schools to students in need and their families.
Under the plan, 130,000 doses of rapid tests, together with other anti-epidemic materials, have been transferred to the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society, and a total of more than 154,000 doses of new rapid tests will be donated to the community.
Wang Meiqi, Director of Communications and Corporate Sustainability of Hang Seng Bank, said that the plan is to gain support from other institutions, especially the testing company Prenetics who sold a batch of rapid test kits at a charitable price to benefit more grassroots citizens in need.
The "Heng Fook" anti-epidemic and emotional support hotline 2130 0099, jointly established by Hang Seng and the Family Welfare Association, has been put into service on the 1st of this month for a period of three months.
The purpose of the hotline is to provide psychological support, health and anti-epidemic information to the public and family carers who are emotionally distressed during the epidemic, and to make case referrals when necessary.
The hotline is operated by the Family Welfare Association and mobilizes a total of 100 social workers and volunteers who have received relevant counselling training for support. It is expected to handle a total of 5,000 cases.
Chen Yiu Lun, social work consultant of the Family Welfare Association, who is in charge of the "Heng Fu" anti-epidemic and emotional support hotline, said that since the hotline has been in operation for nearly two weeks, among the calls for help received, he has learned that some elderly and grassroots families have negative emotions and anxiety. The hotline service can effectively support those in need and identify cases for referral as early as possible.
Hang Seng said that it has distributed 25,000 anti-epidemic supplies to the elderly and grass-roots families under the Family Welfare Association's service network; the Family Welfare Association has started to send supplies through its service platforms such as meal delivery, escort and home care, and 5,000 quick doses The test will be reserved for the frontline staff of the Family Welfare Association who deliver meals to the elderly.
Wang Dongsheng: It is necessary to ensure that the elderly and the disabled are protected by vaccines
HSBC Charitable Foundation today announced the launch of a home vaccination programme called "Vaccine Easy", which provides outreach vaccination services for the elderly and the disabled at home. It is operated by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and the Hong Kong Federation of Medical Organisations and recruits doctors and nurses and caring ambassadors to form an outreach team to visit the elderly and the handicapped and vaccinate them against COVID-19 for free.
HSBC expects to vaccinate more than 10,000 eligible people with three doses of the vaccine in the next few months, with a total of 30,000 doses, which will cover the vaccination needs of more than 30% of the elderly and the disabled who are at home and have disabilities.
Wang Dongsheng, chairman of the charity foundation, said that many cases and studies have proved that vaccination can reduce the risk of severe illness after diagnosis. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the elderly and the disabled are protected by vaccines. Plan to launch in a short period of time.
The charitable foundation donated HK$100 million to fight the epidemic in February this year, and "Vaccine Easy" is part of this donation.
Previously, the Foundation cooperated with the Hong Kong Red Cross to launch the "Anti-epidemic Peer Hotline". Since its launch on February 21, it has provided psychological support to more than 70 people and provided anti-epidemic supplies or food to about 800 people in the first two weeks. Xinyibao, the scale of the hotline will be expanded to 100 lines by mid-March.
"World Caring Charity Fund" donated 2,000 high-efficiency disinfection four-season quilts to the makeshift hospital in Hong Kong.
In addition, Hu Jianjiang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong and the founder of Hong Kong Hu Liangli Group, donated 2,000 high-efficiency disinfection four-season quilts to the Hong Kong makeshift hospital through the family charity fund "World Care Charity Fund". He said that he hoped to do his best to relieve the Hong Kong government The pressure of fighting the epidemic has also brought some warmth to the confirmed citizens who are unfortunately staying in isolation facilities.
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