A Line Of TikTok Help To Fight COVID-19

TikTok application illustration (unsplash)

JAKARTA - TikTok's short video application service donated funds to help Indonesia deal with the COVID-19 outbreak of IDR 100 billion. The aid funds were submitted to the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19.

Later, these funds will be used to support the acceleration of handling COVID-19 in the country, including to purchase and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to all health workers or other needs related to the welfare and duties of health workers.

"At this difficult time, we are committed to supporting and providing assistance globally. Together with the people who have made TikTok their home, we want to take a small part and donate it to the government to provide medical equipment in the midst of this pandemic, "said Head of Public Policy for TikTok Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, Donny Eryastha through an official statement received by VOI.

TikTok hands over aid to the government (doc. BNPB)

Not only donating aid funds, TikTok also provides educational content to anticipate the early events of COVID-19. This platform from China also campaigns for physical distancing as an initial step to prevent the corona virus.

The platform favored by Indonesian teenagers today has also partnered with Alodokter as a health education partner. Not to mention hooking up with the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IRFC) to provide a variety of credible information about COVID-19.

"We will be able to fight this pandemic with the collaboration of all parties, all sectors. TikTok has shown real examples of collaboration not only in providing credible content for users but also contributing to health workers in Indonesia," said Doni.

For information, TikTok also collaborates with BNPB and several other ministries and state agencies. For example, working with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Culture to provide education to the public about the prevention of COVID-19 and other related information.

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Others, TikTok is also helping to overcome the global COVID-19 pandemic by donating more than US $ 250 million to support the performance of the frontline for both the medical personnel and the education sector. The funds are in the form of advertising credits for people and businesses who want to rebuild their business.

Chinese internet giant ByteDance is also working with global and local partners to deliver masks and other personal protective equipment to hospitals in India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea and the US. Earlier this month, TikTok announced it had donated 400,000 protective medical hazmat suits and 200,000 masks to protect frontline doctors and medical staff in India.

It is known, TikTok has also provided 25 million US dollars in advertising space for NGOs, trusted health sources and local authorities which allows them to share important messages with millions of people through its platform. Other big tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter are also doing the same on their own platforms.