東北大学の小坂健教授ら新型コロナウイルス感染症対策の専門家チームが、最前線で闘う医療従事者などに助成するため「新型コロナウイルス感染症：拡大防止活動基金」。2020年4月3日の設立以来、個人や企業・財団など広く支援の輪が広がり、5月6日9時30分時点で、1万2878名から総額2億7855万7000円が集まっている。
The "New Coronavirus Infectious Diseases: Spread Prevention Activity Fund" is led by a group of volunteers from the fund (representative founder: Ken Kosaka, Professor of Tohoku University), to which 13 experts in infectious disease control belong, and is one of the largest crowdfunding companies in Japan. It started through the ding service "READY FOR".Not only individuals but also companies and foundations such as Alibaba, Rakuten, Sony, FamilyMart, Monex, Inc., and Toyota Foundation are gathering support offers one after another.
The collected donations will be subsidized by the volunteer association to identify the sites that require support and the sites that are highly urgent.On April 2, just two weeks after the establishment of the fund, a total of 4 yen was subsidized to 17 groups as the first phase, and on April 1, an interim activity report was given by these groups. ing.
In the future, we will continue to purchase medical protective equipment and equipment, labor costs for health centers, nursing care facilities, nursery schools, after-school childcare, research and development costs for new coronavirus infections, and children who are concerned about social isolation. It is planned to carry out activities in four phases, such as activity costs for individuals and groups that support the elderly and low-income earners.
In response to the interim activity report, Professor Naoko Harada (Miyazaki University) of the Volunteer Association said, "Support for various occupations that support medical care, such as welfare, administration, and education, is also essential. "There is no such thing," he said. "The greatest strength of this fund is to support projects for those who support medical professionals, as I have just mentioned, and for those who continue to support society in the dark. We are targeting it. We will do our best until July to ensure that we can deliver the support we need as soon as possible. "
The application period is until 2020:7 on July 2, 23.Donations are accepted at the "New Coronavirus Infectious Diseases: Spread Prevention Activity Fund" of the crowdfunding service "READYFOR".
Reference: [READYFOR Co., Ltd.] New coronavirus infectious disease: Spread prevention activity fund
