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TunisiaEU helps distribute critically needed emergency medical supplies to major hospitals in Libya
The World Health Organization (WHO) released 10 trucks loaded with emergency medical supplies and trauma kits to reach 10 major hospitals in different districts of Libya on 23 March, providing emergency departments with desperately needed materials to treat diseases and injuries. The shipments were supported by European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).
General Hospitals in Tobruk, Derna, Benghazi, Sirt, Jabal Al Akhdar, Al bayda, Sabha, Murzuq, Ghat and Ubari received a total of 130 Interagency Health Emergency Kits (IHEK) and 40 trauma kits as a first consignment.
“ECHO funding has enabled us to upgrade the capacities of major hospitals in war-torn areas to respond to major crises and strengthen their readiness,” says Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO representative for Libya. “The 10 hospitals are the ones that are still standing, the ones that are treating large numbers of both Libyans and migrants hurt by the conflict or suffering from diseases.”
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