Naturkatastrophen (weltweit)

[Nightwatch]

Praise for Israeli mission in Haiti: 'Only ones operating'

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CNN reported that Israel is the only state so far to have sent a field hospital equipped with all that is required for surgical operations. Doctors from various missions send patients requiring surgery to Israel's makeshift hospital, particularly those whose condition is critical, the news network said.

According to the report, other field hospitals contain no more than stretcher beds and medical teams who administer first aid, and they are not prepared for complex surgery

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ABC praised the Israeli mission which had assisted a birth using a complicated procedure. The network's reporter, himself a trained doctor, came across a woman on the point of giving birth. First he tried to assist, but when he got into difficulties he remembered the Israeli field hospital, called the Israeli consulate in New York and was directed to the IDF camp.

"I understood that they were looking for the Israeli mission," said Joel Lion, Israeli consulate spokesman. "I called the military attaché in Washington to get the address of the mission… then, via Blackberry, I managed to get the coordinates and direct them there."

When they arrived at the hospital, the young woman was taken in and eight hours later a healthy baby was born.

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IDF: Additional aid delegation due to leave for Haiti

The IDF announced on Monday night that to assist in the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, an additional IDF aid delegation was due to leave Israel before Tuesday.

The delegation is headed by the OC Home Front Command, Major-General Yair Golan and will include IDF Surgeon-General Brigadier-General Nachman Ash. The delegation will deliver relief reinforcements including medicine and additional equipment.

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Haiti is Just a Phone Call Away

In the field hospital established by the IDF delegation in Haiti, there are more than just surgery rooms or delivery rooms to be found. On the local soccer field which has turned into the home of the delegation's members, a communications center was also established to be used by the IDF delegation, reporters in the area, and even the local population.

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Schon erstaunlich was Israel hier für technische Fähigkeiten und politischen Willen demonstriert diesem Land zu helfen.
Da könnten sich Einige ein Beispiel dran nehmen.