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Egypt: ICRC emergency medical assistance begins to arrive
04-02-2011 News Release 11/27
Geneva/Cairo (ICRC) ? As violent clashes in Egypt continue and casualties mount, the first ICRC aircraft carrying emergency medical assistance has landed at Cairo airport.
The plane?s cargo, intended to support first-aid providers in their efforts to treat injured people, consists of enough first-aid supplies to treat up to 2,000 people with minor wounds and enough surgical items to treat up to 100 people with critical injuries. This shipment, and others to follow, will relieve pressure on contingency stocks in Cairo and other cities.
"Our priority is to help first-aid providers in their life-saving activities. We are planning to fly in more medical supplies in the coming days," said Eric Marclay, the ICRC's head of delegation ad interim in Cairo. "The aid will be channelled through the Egyptian Red Crescent Society and the Ministry of Health."
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http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2011/egypt-news-2011-02-04.htm
04-02-2011 News Release 11/27
Geneva/Cairo (ICRC) ? As violent clashes in Egypt continue and casualties mount, the first ICRC aircraft carrying emergency medical assistance has landed at Cairo airport.
The plane?s cargo, intended to support first-aid providers in their efforts to treat injured people, consists of enough first-aid supplies to treat up to 2,000 people with minor wounds and enough surgical items to treat up to 100 people with critical injuries. This shipment, and others to follow, will relieve pressure on contingency stocks in Cairo and other cities.
"Our priority is to help first-aid providers in their life-saving activities. We are planning to fly in more medical supplies in the coming days," said Eric Marclay, the ICRC's head of delegation ad interim in Cairo. "The aid will be channelled through the Egyptian Red Crescent Society and the Ministry of Health."
more..
http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2011/egypt-news-2011-02-04.htm