Israel to dispatch medical delegation to Japan

The Israeli medical delegation
will establish a medical clinic
geared to handle the casualties and refugees
concentrated in the Miyagi prefecture,
six hours north of Tokyo

The field hospital Israel is establishing in Japan is the first to be set up by any nation offering outside assistance, Israel’s Ambassador to Japan Nissim Ben Shitrit said Monday, and the Japanese are extremely appreciative. via mfa.gov.il

Ben Shitrit said the hospital was being established at Minamisanriko, a fishing city 290 miles north of Tokyo, that was utterly overwhelmed by the quake and tsunami and where some 10,000 people are dead or missing. A five-strong Israeli team “is setting up the surgery right now,” the ambassador said. “They are evaluating the needs today, so that a larger team can be dispatched.”

via jpost.com