1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RaEZmgee8a"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2020/04/08/3-community-health-workers-from-around-the-world/wvus-response-to-covid-19-in-washington-state/">WVUS Response to COVID-19 in Washington State</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2020/04/08/3-community-health-workers-from-around-the-world/wvus-response-to-covid-19-in-washington-state/embed/#?secret=RaEZmgee8a" width="600" height="338" title="“WVUS Response to COVID-19 in Washington State” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="RaEZmgee8a" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://live-advocacy.d2.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/D400-1902-416_Low_res_comp.jpg800534Shortage of masks, protective gear and medical supplies posed a great concern for Dave Kwok, executive director of HopeCentral, a faith-based pediatric primary care and behavioral health clinic in the Seattle-area. “As events are unfolding and while coronavirus has not hit kids that hard, we are still taking precautions,” he said. While children are at lower risk, Dave said it was critical to keep the kids’ caregivers and the larger community safe. Earlier this week, pallets of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) arrived at the World Vision warehouse. The shipment of masks, gloves, gowns, and coveralls were distributed to Puget Sound-area health care workers. HopeCentral benefitted from the supply chain as well. “It’s helpful to know there is a supply chain that exists,” said Dave, whose clinic’s staffs three pediatricians and a team of psychologists who serve 1,000 children. Around the world, health care workers have sounded the alarm of a shortage of medical personal protective equipment (PPE). Nationwide, calls have been made for non-health-related organizations to donate their supplies to the health care community. An estimated 89 million medical masks will be required every month amid the pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. “We’ve been trying to get masks for a couple of weeks and not clear what the supply chain looked like,” he said. “I just couldn’t and can’t get my hands on any.” Dave garnered a banana box filled with medical gowns, surgical gloves, and hand sanitizers. World Vision also supplied the health care director with a cart filled with containers of disinfectant wipes—and boxes of surgical masks for his team. “Symbolically, this encouraging,” said Dave. “It’s been helpful in a season that so much is unknown, but for World vision to be responsive, a resource that we can have a dialogue with—that is super helpful.” “We don’t push our faith out to the families we serve