The South China Morning Post launches Project Shield - a campaign to provide every doctor, nurse and medical worker in Hong Kong hospitals dealing with Sars wards with the protective suits they need to guard them against infection.
The South China Morning Post, responding to concerns expressed by medical staff over the level of protective equipment available to them, aims to rally donations from businesses and the community to provide up to 10,000 disposable protective suits a day to hospitals.
SCMP donated the first 1,000 and this has been matched by the makers of the special suit DuPont.
The disposable outfits, which cost HK$25 each, are already being trialled in the Sars wards of Hong Kong's Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po. Nurses wear two suits a day and doctors discard the outfits every time they finish their rounds.
Project Shield aims first to make the suits available to everyone in the front line of the Sars wards of any Hong Kong hospital and then for anyone in other departments of hospitals affected by the disease.
The protective outfits will be passed over to the Hospital Authority which will distribute them to Sars wards around the territory.
Dr Ko Wing Man, Director (Professional Service and Public Affairs) said: "We are being faced with a new virus, and hence manpower, treatment module and medication are under immense pressure and challenge. We are very grateful that the South China Morning Post is joining hands with other committed organisations to show their support to public hospitals."
You can make your donation by filling out the details below or in the following ways:
Call our hotline numbers:
2250 3355 Monday to Friday or 2250 3356 on Saturday and Sunday. Quote your credit card number and the amount you would like to donate. Lines are manned from 9.30am to 6.30pm.
Make a bank transfer directly to Project Shield at the following HSBC account number: 567-602032-003
Mail your cheque, made out to ''Project Shield'', to the Marketing Department - Project Shield, South China Morning Post, 15th Floor, Somerset House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.
Visit scmp.com : https://register.scmp.com/projectshield.php
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25-04-2003, 02:13 PM #1
Project Shield -- help the hospital workers
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25-04-2003, 04:59 PM #2
It is definately a stunt .. look at all the websites / emails going around spreading this. Why didn't I think of this?
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25-04-2003, 09:10 PM #3
Project Shield
Project Shield ????
SCM Post wants HK people to donate funds so doctors and nurses can have protective suits to attend SARS patients.
What do you think?
Does it make sense for the government to claim poverty for Hospital Authority's war on SARS and then turn around and fund HK$11.00-12.00 Billions for economic recovery?
Do you agree that Tung chee Wah government should resign enmasse and handover the government to some competent authority?
What do you think?
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25-04-2003, 10:30 PM #4
Some issues that I have.
What are these suits.
What is the list price?
How much discount is Dupont giving Hong Kong?
I'd be pretty pissed of to find out that the suits are being sold at list price.
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25-04-2003, 11:55 PM #5
Looks like the suits are at about 40% discount from 100 unit pricing on the net. May just be genuine pricing.
