The medical teams ready for Haiti

An advance medical team left for Port-au-Price, the earth-hit capital of Haiti,
on Jan 29 to accumlate information on what medical assistance was neccesary,
Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said on Feb 1.

The team is led by Pairote Boonsirikhamchai, deputy director-general of the
National Institute for Emergency Medical Service (Nimes). They would report
back to the Public Health and Foreign Afffair ministers.

Mr.Jurin said the Public Health Ministry is ready and willing to provide
medical assistance to Haiti, which was destroied by an earthquake last month.

Three medical teams, including physicians from some haspitals of Saraburi
and Khon Kaen, were now ready to leave for Haiti on Feb 8. The equipment they
take with them would depend on the advance team's report.

Each team will be working in Haiti between for between two weeks and one
months, he said.


Published: Feb 1, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Bangkok Post