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The Department of Public Works and Highways has formally turned-over on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 the first off-site modular hemodialysis facility completed at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI).

Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark A. Villar said that the project was conceived by the formed Task Force for Augmentation of Local/National Health Facilities and the NKTI Management for the COVID-19 patients with compromised kidney or renal problem who needs to undergo regular hemodialysis treatment.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has stepped up to the challenges posed by COVID-19 by rapidly putting up infrastructure to support the healthcare system for the welfare of the Filipino people.

DPWH Secretary and Chief Isolation Czar Mark A. Villar revealed that as of end of April 2021, the DPWH has built 662 units of various health facilities with 24,513 bed capacity nationwide to support countrywide healthcare demand.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will start the construction of temporary dormitories for healthcare workers on the first week of June at Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.

Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the proposed ‘We Heal as One Offsite Dormitory’ by the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local/National Health Facility aptly located at Quezon Memorial Circle is a much needed facility for healthcare workers to recharge the mind and body after a strenuous day at the frontlines of COVID-19.

In compliance to the construction safety guidelines released by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), infrastructure projects under the government’s Build, Build, Build Program in various places nationwide have recommenced that will fuel government’s bounce back plan to help the economy recover quickly.

DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said that the continuation of civil works is vital in keeping up with economic growth, target completion dates and in minimizing additional cost due to delays.