Sun Life supports health workers
SUN LIFE Financial Philippines (Sun Life) has boosted its support for health workers in the front lines of the country’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) fight by donating protective gear and providing insurance coverage.
In a statement, Sun Life said its support for frontliners includes donations of 8,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) and 7,000 medical and disinfectant supplies to different hospitals across the country through the ABS-CBN Foundation’s Ligtas Pilipinas campaign.
The donations were coursed through its philanthropic arm Sun Life Financial Philippines Foundation, Inc. (Sun Life Foundation), the life insurer said.
Sun Life Foundation also donated oxygen therapy software to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the research center of the Department of Health (DoH) and the country’s main testing laboratory for COVID-19 infections.
The life insurer said it also provided Life Armor insurance coverage to more than 3,000 frontliners, including doctors, nurses, security personnel and other workers responding to the pandemic and “are registered members of Lazada Philippines.”
Sun Life’s Life Armor insurance provides P25,000 life insurance coverage against accidents and illnesses. The policy is an exclusive product for Lazada members, offering one-year coverage for a one-time payment for as low as P100.
Workers that benefitted from the insurance coverage include those working in Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Leyte Provincial Hospital and Philippine Heart Center.
“Our goal is to provide support for those helping in the battle against COVID-19 while also catering to those whose livelihood has been affected by the current situation,” said Sun Life Philippines CEO and Country Head Chairman Benedict C. Sison.
Sun Life Foundation, along with other companies, also extended P15 million to the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation to aid some 1.5 million families during the health crisis, it said.
“Our whole community is coming together to help the country in any way we can, so we may triumph over this unprecedented challenge,” Mr. Sison, who also chairs Sun Life Foundation, said.
“Sun Life has been the Filipinos’ partner beyond lifetimes and a witness to their resilience and courage for 125 years now. Today, we remain confident that as long as we work hand in hand, we can look forward to much brighter days ahead,” he added.
