PERU LNG 2021 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT PERU LNG 2021 CHAPTER 6 WORKING WITH RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT PROGRAMME: JOINING FORCES AGAINST COVID-19 IN CAÑETE, CHINCHA AND PISCO "Joining forces against COVID-19 is an initiative by PERU LNG and Caritas del Peru; its purpose was to complement the work of the Peruvian State to improve the response capacity of health services to COVID-19 and to reinforce COVID-19 prevention efforts among the population of eight settlements in the provinces of Cañete, Chincha and Pisco in the departments of Lima and Ica. The project has strengthened the role of community healthcare agents in promoting good health and preventing illnesses. The establishments requiring the most work with the community are those in Tambo de Mora and Paracas. When diagnosing the condition of an organisation or the suitability of health services, key informants in the sector explained that health systems are overloaded and lack the materials and equipment necessary to protect health workers and other users of the service. Statements from health professionals confirm that the project has improved the response capacity to the COVID-19 pandemic. In some cases this improvement is immediate when PPE, medicines and materials for cleaning and disinfection are supplied but is a medium-term phenomenon when. medical equipment and devices are concerned. It should be emphasised that in all healthcare establishments the local health authorities were encouraged to become involved. Improvements were made to the improvised spaces used to treat suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19. In other words the project has implemented separate locations for treating COVID-19 cases from other treatment centres. In general, the project team found little participation by local governments, or coordination between them and healthcare facilities in addressing the pandemic and this is confirmed by key personnel from each settlement. Three types of materials and equipment were donated to each health centre as part of the project: 1. Personnel protection equipment (PPE) for COVID-19. 2. Equipment, inputs medical supplies for COVID-19. 3. Hygiene and cleaning materials. 4. Other materials for treating cases of COVID-19. Donations of biosafety materials to hospitals and health centres to combat COVID-19: During 2021, PERU LNG donated 1100 personal protection kits to hospitals in its direct area of influence, particularly the Rezola and San Jose regional hospitals in Cañete and Chincha respectively, as well as the COVID-19 Southern Healthcare Command in Huamanga. The kits contained aprons, shoe covers, surgical caps, overalls and face masks. Later, 3000 face masks were donated and distributed among twelve health centres in the Ayacucho health network, three in Chincha and two in Cañete. Donations of groceries and other products to communities in our direct area of influence: Our humanitarian aid during the COVID-19 crisis included the delivery of 8 100 packages of basic products to communities in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica. 72

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