US group donates equipment to Tarlac hospital

A US-based humanitarian organization that has provided millions of dollars worth of food, shelter and me­di­­cine to people in war-torn places recently donated medical equipment to the provincial hospital of Tarlac.

Knightsbridge International handed over 20 manual hospital beds, 2 Hilrom Electric hospital beds, an Ob Gyne exam table, 10 pairs of crutches, five aluminum walkers and 10 bags of hospital gowns and linens to the government-run hospital.

Ed Artis, Knightsbridge co-founder, said they were very pleased to distribute the hospital equipment to the provincial hospital and vowed to give more in the future.

“We want to be your partner in improving the health services of the Filipino people. We have with us $24 million worth of used, serviceable equipment which we want to donate tax-free,” Artis told Dr. Ricardo Ramos, the hospital’s medical director, recently.

Ramos thanked Knights­bridge for the donation, saying the hospital still needs baby incubators, dialysis machines and OB Gyne equipment.

Ramos also said the hospital needs additional medical personnel.

Knightsbridge International has been donating life-saving humanitarian aid to the people of Basilan, Sulu and other provinces in Minda­nao since 2002 through its partnership with the US-Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF), the US Embassy and the Joint US Military Assistance Group (Jusmag).

In the Philippines, Knights­bridge has delivered $30 million worth of food, electric hospital beds, X-ray machines, incubators, wheelchairs, crutches, high-tech hospital equipment and medicine in the last five years.

Jolo, the capital town of Sulu, is one of the biggest beneficiaries of Knightsbridge.