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KSRelief dispatches help for Lebanese medical teams treating explosion victims

Emergency teams from charities funded by KSrelief were dispatched to help the wounded in Beirut explosions. (supplied)
Emergency teams from charities funded by KSrelief were dispatched to help the wounded in Beirut explosions. (supplied)
Emergency teams from charities funded by KSrelief were dispatched to help the wounded in Beirut explosions. (supplied)
Emergency teams from charities funded by KSrelief were dispatched to help the wounded in Beirut explosions. (supplied)
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05 Aug 2020 10:08:02 GMT9
05 Aug 2020 10:08:02 GMT9

Arab News

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has assisted Lebanese medical teams treating victims of the Beirut explosion on August 4.

Emergency teams from the Souboul Al Salam Relief Team, which is funded by KSRelief, went from north of Lebanon to Beirut to support medical teams on the ground. 

Another team from Al-Amal Medical Center, also funded by KSRelief, provided emergency health care services and started a blood donation campaign to meet the demand of Beirut hospitals.

The prime minister of Lebanon, which is already struggling with an economic crisis and battling COVID-19, has made a desperate plea for help following the deadly explosions on August 4. At least 73 people were killed, and more than 3,700 were injured.

Kuwait said it has delivered medical aid and other essentials by a military plane on the morning of August 5.

Qatar state news agency QNA said the country had dispatched a first military plane carrying medical aid on August 5. Three more planes were to follow later in the day containing two field hospitals of 500 beds each, equipped with respirators and other necessary medical supplies.

The World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies were sending 40 tonnes of medical supplies, including personal protective equipment to Beirut on a flight paid for by Dubai-based International Humanitarian City, a hub for humanitarian emergency preparedness and response, a WHO representative said.

“We are offering medical trauma kits and surgical kits containing things such as syringes, bandages and surgical gowns,” said Nevien Attalla, operations manager for the WHO’s Dubai hub.

*with agencies 

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