The UAE sent five aircraft, which arrived at Al-Arish International Airport yesterday, carrying the equipment and supplies required to operate the field hospital
The field hospital opened by the Joint Operations Command of the UAE Ministry of Defence yesterday has received numerous injured people from the residents of the Herat region, who have been affected by the recent earthquake that struck Northern Afghanistan.
Arrangements have been made to open a field hospital to extend a helping hand to those affected in the early hours of today, in addition to medical supplies and medicines, in order to provide the necessary health care and perform advanced surgical operations for the injured.
Launched on 9th July, under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the 50 bed-hospital was the result of cooperation between three humanitarian entities in the UAE represented by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and
The Amdjarass-based field hospital, established by the UAE to support Sudanese refugees in Chad, continues to provide its services, recording 3,509 cases treated in the first month since its inauguration.
The Emirati humanitarian Delegation in Chad visited the inpatients at the UAE field hospital in Amdjarass, Chad, to check on their conditions and provide them with psychological support.
Dr. Ahmed Obaid Al Dhaheri, Head of the ERC delegation in Chad, said that the visit of the UAE’s delegation is an extension of the UAE’s deep-rooted humanitarian approach to helping those in need, and is a translation of the UAE President’s directives and the follow up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan
Under the directives of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, the UAE has built a field hospital in the Chadian city of Amdjarass to support Sudanese refugees.
"It was a timely decision and the excellent interagency coordination between all the stakeholders due to which they (60 Para field hospital team) were amongst the first few medical teams that reached Turkey," General Pande said.