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ICRC to dispatch emergency medical assistance to violence-racked Libya

Ahmed Zaki Osman
Sun, 27/02/2011 - 20:31

As the humanitarian situation deteriorates in next-door Libya, a surgical team affiliated with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is expected to enter the troubled North African nation on Monday to help local medical staffs treat the injured, ICRC officials in Cairo told Al-Masry Al-Youm.

“The current situation is getting worse," ICRC Cairo spokesman Mohamed Sultan said. "Hospitals and clinics in cities like Benghazi are struggling to cope with large numbers of wounded.”

The emergency medical team, composed of six surgeons, will provide support for the medical staff of the Libyan Red Crescent, added Sultan.

"We're here to support the Libyan Red Crescent, which has been doing an excellent job over the past week responding to the violence," Simon Brooks, ICRC team leader in Benghazi, said in a press release issued on Sunday.

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