Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) Foundation introduced its Mobility with Care, or Mobi-Care, program by turning over service vehicles to the city governments of Santa Rosa and Batangas to support basic public health services.
Under the program, the foundation donated four Toyota vehicles configured for health-related use to improve the mobility of local health workers and make services more accessible to communities.
“This donation exemplifies Toyota’s continuing commitment to support the City of Santa Rosa in its efforts to further enhance healthcare services for its constituents,” said Jose Maria Aligada, president of TMP Foundation, at the vehicle turnover with the city government of Santa Rosa.
The Mobi-Care program focuses on providing mobility solutions, including vehicles and related support, to help local governments bring essential services closer to residents or allow people to access basic needs more easily. The vehicle donations serve as the pilot project under the program’s health pillar.
In Santa Rosa, the City Health Offices I and II each received one Toyota Tamaraw Utility Van to be used as health service vehicles. The Santa Rosa Community Hospital received one Toyota Tamaraw Type 1 Ambulance to support patient transport and emergency needs. TMP Foundation also signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the city government of Santa Rosa to formalize the donation and outline the intended use of the vehicles.
Earlier this month, TMP Foundation donated a Toyota Hiace to the city government of Batangas. The vehicle will be used by the Batangas City Health Office to support its public health operations.
The two Santa Rosa City Health Offices serve a total of 18 barangays and cater to around 400,000 residents. In Batangas City, the City Health Office serves more than 350,000 residents across 105 barangays.
Local health offices are required to conduct on-site services in communities, especially when new health programs are introduced. Transportation plays a key role in allowing health workers to reach residents, deliver supplies, and carry out public health activities.
The donated vehicles will be used for patient transport, delivery of medicines and medical supplies, deployment of health workers, medical missions, and vaccination drives.
Santa Rosa Community Hospital is a Level I hospital with an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 patient admissions each year. Many patients are transported to the hospital for basic care or referred to higher-level facilities when advanced treatment is needed. The Tamaraw ambulance is expected to support these transport requirements.
TMP Foundation, led by the Ty family, has served as the social and humanitarian arm of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. for more than 35 years. Its corporate social responsibility programs focus on health, education, environment, community service, and mobility.