AXA extends help to the deaf community amidst COVID-19

AXA extends help to the deaf community amidst COVID-19

AXA Philippines recently partnered with the Manila Doctors Hospital Corporate Social Responsibility Office to help members of the hearing-impaired community understand and disseminate information on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

They teamed up for a special project called Healthcare Equality and Accessibility for the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD), which aims to train the hospital’s healthcare front-liners to be able to independently communicate with deaf patients.

HEARD provided translator assistance to Manila Doctors Hospital’s deaf program through the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) Access Team for COVID-19. It is composed of volunteer doctors, healthcare professionals, sign language interpreters, technology professionals in delivering quality healthcare for the deaf.

Rahul Hora, President and CEO of AXA Philippines

Rahul Hora, President & CEO of AXA Philippines

“Proper dissemination of information is vital to the management and containment of the ongoing pandemic,” says Rahul Hora, AXA Philippines President & CEO.

“While we are getting information from all media platforms, the deaf community does not have easy access. Through our advocacy and with the help of the FSL Access Team, the hearing-impaired will now have a better understanding of the ongoing health crisis.”

Aside from providing translator assistance, AXA Philippines has also donated 100 food packs to deaf patients and has given 19 units of respirators to the hospital which will be donated to public medical centers soon.

AXA logoAXA Philippines also made a monetary donation to the Philippine Red Cross to procure surgical masks and food packs to all volunteers, which were distributed to 37 hospitals around Metro Manila and Rizal Province.

To know more about AXA Philippines corporate social responsibility efforts, visit www.axa.com.ph.

Automated healthcare at its finest

Automated healthcare at its finest

Top executives of Manila Doctors Hospital and Maxicare Healthcare Corporation recently gathered together at the 2nd floor of Manila Doctors in Ermita, Manila to inaugurate the newest Maxicare HealthHub, a one-stop health hub that utilizes cutting-edge technology to streamline the process of going for a medical consultation.

Maxicare Manila Doctors HealthHub

The new Maxicare HealthHub at the Manila Doctors Hospital offers members a convenient and time-saving way of getting their LOA (letter of authorization) and has a fully digitized system to manage patient queueing and gather initial vital signs quickly and accurately.

The Maxicare health pod offers members a convenient and time-saving way of getting their LOA (letter of authorization). It is a fully automated system that manages patient queuing and makes the gathering of initial vital signs quick, accurate and hassle-free.

A new-generation of self-service, the Maxicare HealthHub is an HMO-owned healthcare system especially designed for members to access their benefits in a most relaxing and convenient way.

Leading the inauguration were Maxicare president & CEO Christian Argos, medical vice president and medical director Erlinda Tiuseco, vice president for marketing Artemio Rillo, vice president for operations Sylvia Stolk, customer experience consultant Rihard Vanags, and Manila Doctors Hospital president Elizabeth Dantes, vice president and assistant medical director Dr. Nelson Abelardo, first vice president and hospital director Dr. Hian Ho N. Kua.

The Maxicare HealthHub is located on the 2nd floor of Manila Doctors Hospital in Ermita, Manila. Drop by anytime between 8 AM to 5 PM.

maxicare logoMaxicare Healthcare Corporation:

One of the pioneers in the health maintenance organization (HMO) industry was established in 1987 by an esteemed group of doctors and businessmen with the vision to deliver a better healthcare system.

Three decades later, Maxicare has progressed into becoming the No. 1 HMO* in the country, continuously providing comprehensive healthcare programs via its wide network of medical providers and strengthened customer support.

Maxicare has:

  • more than 1.2 Million Members,
  • more than 56,000 affiliated Doctors,
  • more than 1,000 affiliated Hospitals and Clinics,
  • 3,800 Dental providers,
  • 8 Primary Care Centers and 13 Helpdesks,
  • 9 Satellite Offices,
  • 5 Exclusive Wings.
AXA’s annual corporate responsibility week

AXA’s annual corporate responsibility week

Nearly 450 AXA Philippines employees recently gathered to donate their time and skills as volunteers in the company’s annual Corporate Responsibility Week, an event observed by AXA entities all over the world.

Themed “CR Week in Action,” the week-long celebration touched 2,250 lives by partnering with several non-government organizations and foundations with advocacies that focus on health, education, and the environment.

NGOs involved in CR Week in Action

Among the roster of NGOs were:

  • Metrobank Foundation,
  • Hands on Manila,
  • Rise Against Hunger,
  • Simply Share in Cebu,
  • National Bookstore Foundation,
  • Adarna House, Inc.,
  • Manila Doctors Hospital,
  • Philippine Red Cross – Rizal and Cebu Chapters,
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation, and
  • The University of San Carlos in Cebu City.

About Corporate Responsibility Week

“AXA’s annual Corporate Responsibility Week is part of our continuing commitment to empower communities to live better lives,” said AXA Philippines president and CEO Rahul Hora. “We thank our employees for giving their time and sharing their expertise to help our various advocacies.”

AXA Philippines President and CEO Rahul Hora

AXA Philippines President and CEO Rahul Hora together with AXA employees packed meals for the indigenous people community in Pampanga

AXA Philippines volunteers packed meals for Aeta mothers and their families in Porac, Pampanga to last six months; packed food for students of Napo Elementary School in Cebu to last three months; and 150 candles and mosquito traps for the mothers of Trece Martires, Cavite.

AXA volunteers

AXA Philippines employees gathered together as volunteers in the company’s annual Corporate Responsibility Week

  • A blood drive was also held with Philippine Red Cross and Manila Doctors Hospital.
  • A training session on first aid and financial literacy was conducted for mothers and children in Cebu.
  • Volunteers are also set to run at the Philippine Red Cross run for a cause.
  • Books are set to be delivered to the library of Napo Elementary School.
  • Project Aral Kits from National Book Store will go to underprivileged students.
  • Volunteers also made the wishes of kids with life-threatening illnesses come true.

To know more about AXA Philippines and the Corporate Responsibility Week, visit https://www.facebook.com/AXA.Philippines and https://www.axa.com.ph.

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