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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Israel Defense Forces Doctors in Japan Successfully Treat 11-month old Baby Girl
Communicated by the Israel Defense Forces to the Israel News Agency
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
IDF Aid Delegation to Japan Opens Medical Clinic
Communicated by the IDF to the Israel News Agency
March 29 .... Minamisanriku, Japan ---- The IDF Home Front Command and Medical Corps Aid delegation to Japan opened an advanced medical clinic this morning.
Photo: IDF Spox
The opening ceremony was preceded by a minute of silence in honor of those who perished in the natural disaster. The mayors of Kurihara and Minamisanriku, whose towns suffered severe loss and destruction in the tsunami, attended the ceremony.
During the ceremony the mayors thanked the members of the Israel Defense Forces delegation for volunteering, and for their desire to help the people of Japan by providing medical care for the ill and injured.
The clinic’s first patient was the mayor of Minamisanriku, who had recently been injured. He was examined by the commander of the medical delegation, deputy to the IDF Chief Medical Officer, Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom.
The first patients began arriving at the medical clinic this morning, undergoing treatment by doctors and medical personnel.
The delegation members hope to provide the citizens of the area full and comprehensive medical care in the upcoming days.
IDF Aid Delegation to Japan Opens Medical Clinic
March 29 .... Minamisanriku, Japan ---- The IDF Home Front Command and Medical Corps Aid delegation to Japan opened an advanced medical clinic this morning.
Photo: IDF Spox
The opening ceremony was preceded by a minute of silence in honor of those who perished in the natural disaster. The mayors of Kurihara and Minamisanriku, whose towns suffered severe loss and destruction in the tsunami, attended the ceremony.
During the ceremony the mayors thanked the members of the Israel Defense Forces delegation for volunteering, and for their desire to help the people of Japan by providing medical care for the ill and injured.
Photo: IDF Spox
The clinic’s first patient was the mayor of Minamisanriku, who had recently been injured. He was examined by the commander of the medical delegation, deputy to the IDF Chief Medical Officer, Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom.
The first patients began arriving at the medical clinic this morning, undergoing treatment by doctors and medical personnel.
The delegation members hope to provide the citizens of the area full and comprehensive medical care in the upcoming days.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Welcome to Israel 4 Japan
March 2011 .... This is a story about heroism.
How 53 Jewish doctors, nurses and staff of the Israel Defense Forces volunteered to brave radiation, floods, earthquakes and disease to save lives in Japan.
This real time news story will be updated daily.
Pray for the victims and their families in Japan.
Pray for the IDF soldiers who traveled half way around the world to offer a humanitarian hand, the gift of medicine to those suffering in Japan.
Israel Flying Aid providing medical treatment to children in Haiti.
Israel is now on her way to save children in Japan.
The IDF delegation will consist of around fifty soldiers and officers including logistics teams, Israel experts in the field of population management, Japanese translators, experts from the Israel Committee of Atomic Energy, fourteen Jewish doctors specializing in different fields, seven nurses and nine paramedics.
The Israel Defense Forces teams will assist Japan’s rehabilitation efforts by providing various medical services and establishing a medical center manned by the IDF Home Front Command and IDF Medical Corps specialists.
Heading the IDF delegation is the Commander of the IDF Home Front Command Search and Rescue Unit, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Shalom Ben-Arieh. Heading the delegation’s medical team is deputy to the Chief Medical Officer, Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom.
This IDF delegation joins the initial team of three officers who left for Japan on Saturday, March 19, and prepared the framework for this larger IDF delegation by informing them of the current situation and coordinating their arrival.
Last night, an Israel plane carrying over 36 tons of medical equipment left Ben Gurion Airport for Japan. Overall, the IDF delegation will carry over 60 tons of medical aid and equipment. The Israel Defense Ministry will be sending another 20 tons of equipment to residents in Japan left homeless in the disaster – including tents, coats, hats, gloves, blankets and portable toilets valued at millions of shekels.
The Israel Defense Forces team will travel 350 kilometers (217 miles) north to the ruins of the coastal town which lost half its residents, 8,000 people, to the massive waves. The survivors have been left with no roof over their heads, shelter or aid.
Among the IDF career and reserve soldiers who have volunteered for this mission are doctors from a number of specialties including urology, orthopedics, surgeons, gynecology, pediatrics and general practitioners.
The IDF will be joining members of IsraAid and ZAKA who are preparing to be on the ground in Japan.
Israel is well known and respected for it humanitarian aid missions in 2010 to Haiti where the IDF was the first to establish an advanced field hospital.
The IDF medical and rescue team which was sent to Haiti consisted of a delegation of 236 members, including 218 IDF soldiers and officers and 18 civilians. The Israel Defense Forces delegation left 30 tons of medical equipment for use in the ongoing aid effort. This included bandaging gear, surgery equipment, two incubators and other medical accessories as well as 1150 blankets, 30 large-sized tents, 500 mattresses, 200 sleeping bags and kitchen equipment. The equipment was distributed to tent-cities in different locations in Haiti, under the coordination of the Israel ambassador in the country.
The delegation held a ceremony to mark the closing of the field hospital set up in Haiti. Col. Itzik Kryce, commander of the field hospital, conveyed his great appreciation to the medical staff saying: “You were a drop of hope in a sea of desperation and sometimes made the difference between life and death. It is a great privilege, and you’ve done it as human beings, following the spirit of the IDF and in accordance with the values of the IDF Medical Corps.”
"Right now we are set to remain in Japan for a few weeks but we will continue to stay there for as long as we're needed, even if it means replacing the first force with a new force," said deputy chief of the delegation and Israel Defense Forces Chief Medical Officer Col. Dr. Ophir Cohen-Marom.
Cohen-Marom added: "We will act as an essential medical anchor, just like Israel knows to offer. It needs to be understood that Japan is a very advanced country and is recovering nicely, but we will study their needs and offer aid as required. To the best of my knowledge, we are the first organized delegation leaving for Japan following their refusal of other offers."
As for the fears of absorbing active radiation, Dr. Marom-Cohen said that the delegation is well prepared: "We will have a doctor that specializes in radiation on the team and each member of the delegation will be carrying a personal actinometer to measure radiation, in addition to up-to-date sketches with the region's radiation levels.
"In any case, we are ready to evacuate immediately if the radiation reaches dangerous levels, and any patients we identify to be suffering from radiation will be evacuated to specialized hospitals."
How 53 Jewish doctors, nurses and staff of the Israel Defense Forces volunteered to brave radiation, floods, earthquakes and disease to save lives in Japan.
This real time news story will be updated daily.
Pray for the victims and their families in Japan.
Pray for the IDF soldiers who traveled half way around the world to offer a humanitarian hand, the gift of medicine to those suffering in Japan.
Israel Defense Forces Humanitarian Medical, Aid Delegation Leaves For Japan
Israel Flying Aid providing medical treatment to children in Haiti.
Israel is now on her way to save children in Japan.
By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency
Israel News Agency
Jerusalem, Israel ---- March 25, 2011 ..... Israel's warm, caring, brave humanitarian heart is again at work as the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command and IDF Medical Corps delegation with over 50 soldiers are prepared to depart Israel for the Miyagi district in Japan on Saturday, March 26th 2011, at 11 pm.
The Israel Defense Forces teams will assist Japan’s rehabilitation efforts by providing various medical services and establishing a medical center manned by the IDF Home Front Command and IDF Medical Corps specialists.
Heading the IDF delegation is the Commander of the IDF Home Front Command Search and Rescue Unit, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Shalom Ben-Arieh. Heading the delegation’s medical team is deputy to the Chief Medical Officer, Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom.
This IDF delegation joins the initial team of three officers who left for Japan on Saturday, March 19, and prepared the framework for this larger IDF delegation by informing them of the current situation and coordinating their arrival.
Last night, an Israel plane carrying over 36 tons of medical equipment left Ben Gurion Airport for Japan. Overall, the IDF delegation will carry over 60 tons of medical aid and equipment. The Israel Defense Ministry will be sending another 20 tons of equipment to residents in Japan left homeless in the disaster – including tents, coats, hats, gloves, blankets and portable toilets valued at millions of shekels.
The Israel Defense Forces team will travel 350 kilometers (217 miles) north to the ruins of the coastal town which lost half its residents, 8,000 people, to the massive waves. The survivors have been left with no roof over their heads, shelter or aid.
Among the IDF career and reserve soldiers who have volunteered for this mission are doctors from a number of specialties including urology, orthopedics, surgeons, gynecology, pediatrics and general practitioners.
The IDF will be joining members of IsraAid and ZAKA who are preparing to be on the ground in Japan.
Israel is well known and respected for it humanitarian aid missions in 2010 to Haiti where the IDF was the first to establish an advanced field hospital.
The IDF medical and rescue team which was sent to Haiti consisted of a delegation of 236 members, including 218 IDF soldiers and officers and 18 civilians. The Israel Defense Forces delegation left 30 tons of medical equipment for use in the ongoing aid effort. This included bandaging gear, surgery equipment, two incubators and other medical accessories as well as 1150 blankets, 30 large-sized tents, 500 mattresses, 200 sleeping bags and kitchen equipment. The equipment was distributed to tent-cities in different locations in Haiti, under the coordination of the Israel ambassador in the country.
The delegation held a ceremony to mark the closing of the field hospital set up in Haiti. Col. Itzik Kryce, commander of the field hospital, conveyed his great appreciation to the medical staff saying: “You were a drop of hope in a sea of desperation and sometimes made the difference between life and death. It is a great privilege, and you’ve done it as human beings, following the spirit of the IDF and in accordance with the values of the IDF Medical Corps.”
Cohen-Marom added: "We will act as an essential medical anchor, just like Israel knows to offer. It needs to be understood that Japan is a very advanced country and is recovering nicely, but we will study their needs and offer aid as required. To the best of my knowledge, we are the first organized delegation leaving for Japan following their refusal of other offers."
As for the fears of absorbing active radiation, Dr. Marom-Cohen said that the delegation is well prepared: "We will have a doctor that specializes in radiation on the team and each member of the delegation will be carrying a personal actinometer to measure radiation, in addition to up-to-date sketches with the region's radiation levels.
"In any case, we are ready to evacuate immediately if the radiation reaches dangerous levels, and any patients we identify to be suffering from radiation will be evacuated to specialized hospitals."
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