Datinguinoo, Ivan G.

MKTMGT-2103

Healing: All about Health and Well-Being

Good Day my dear colleagues, as of today our world is in a great danger. Our
lives and livelihood are in a pinch, where anytime it won’t be around anymore. As you
know, we’ve still fighting for the health of everyone. Together with the World Health
Organization, who monitors public health risks, responding to unending health
emergencies and promoting human health and well-being. But still, it is isn’t enough
though they’re doing their best. Why? Because today, as we are speaking, millions of
people’s health is at risk. I know that you are well aware about the pandemic that is
going throughout the world. Therefore, as a speaker of the youth from the Philippines, I
am standing here not for me but for everyone else, what I want for our government is to
increase the funds on healthcare facilities, workers and a concrete plan.
Many countries suffered from it just like the Philippines, which is still on the
quarantined state. As of now, there are 27,745 active cases and there are at least 1,406
is in critical condition and the total number of confirmed cases is around 422,915. If
there’s still no vaccine for the virus, my guess is that it would likely to rise again. The
mental health of the Filipinos is also at stake. Unending thinking of what ifs are
shrouding the minds of everyone, including me. According to a research paper entitled
as Psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines, 16.3% of the
respondents rated the psychological impact of the outbreak as moderate to severe;
16.9% reported as moderate to severe depressive symptoms; 28.8% had anxiety levels
and 13.4% stress level. These are all moderate to severe, scary isn’t it? Our world is
now a scary place, where anything you touch or interact with may cause you danger. As
the pandemic goes on, 60 medical associations have asked for a time-out. Due to lack
of personal protective equipment, our front liners are underpaid and do not get the
respect they deserve. Another is that they experience pressure, stress, insomnia,
denial, anger and fear. Actually, even before the outbreak, healthcare workers have
already been experiencing shift fatigue, the current issue has magnified it further.
In conclusion to that, the project will be implemented as what the plan is all
about. Enough funds to cater the well-being of our dear front-liners who are prone to
danger and enough Personal Protective Equipment’s and facilities. Do you know that
91.50% of the total number of cases are all Recovered patients? Yes, you heard it right.
If the government provides all the necessary needs of our health care workers, the rate
would rise rapidly. Our world will once again reclaim its reputation, peaceful and alive. A
world without fear in the eyes, trembling hands and threatened lives is what we want.
And I want you all to open your eyes, see beyond what we lack and what we should do.
Let’s do what we can before it is too late. Thank you!
REFERENCES:

https://www.covid19.gov.ph/health/epidemiological-data-analytics
https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/42/4/853/5900208
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032720326495