The Emirates sends 3 planes carrying a field hospital and medical supplies to relief the victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan
The UAE has sent three planes carrying an integrated field hospital with 75 beds on an area of 1,000 square meters and two operating rooms equipped with the latest medical equipment and devices to provide relief to the earthquake victims in Afghanistan, within the framework of the relief air bridge that the state continues to operate to support the humanitarian situation and help those affected by the aftermath of the earthquake. earthquake repercussions.
The UAE also sent 16 tons of medical supplies and equipment and a medical team to operate the hospital and provide urgent medical services to those affected.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, "may God protect him," had directed the provision of urgent aid to those affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan.
The UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan, Issa Salem Al Dhaheri, said that sending the field hospital and medical aid comes within the framework of supporting efforts to achieve rapid response to medical emergencies for those affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan, and to contribute to alleviating the suffering of those affected and improving their health conditions.
He stressed that sending medical equipment and a specialized medical team comes within the framework of the UAE's keenness to provide all the necessary requirements to start operating the field hospital as soon as possible to support medical efforts as a result of the consequences of the earthquake and the presence of numbers of injured in need of rapid medical intervention and follow-up of their sick cases.
He pointed out that the UAE recently sent an aid plane carrying 30 tons of urgent food within the relief air bridge for the earthquake victims in Afghanistan to support the humanitarian situation and contribute to filling the food shortage for a large segment of families affected by the earthquake, especially children and women.
The UAE was keen to diversify its urgent relief assistance to the earthquake victims to include foodstuffs, as well as various medical aid, as part of its keenness to contribute effectively to international efforts to mitigate the repercussions of the earthquake in Afghanistan.
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