(5 Aug 2024)
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Beirut, Lebanon – 5 August 2024
1. Plane on tarmac being unloaded
2. Various of cargo being unloaded from plane
3. Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad shaking hands with WHO representative in Lebanon Abdel Nasser Abu Bakr
4. Abiad and WHO personnel in front of unloaded cargo
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdel Nasser Abu Bakr, World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Lebanon:
"I think, as the minister has said, that our responsibility is to ensure that we have emergency supplies and trauma kits (for) all the referral hospitals in the country. And we are working very closely with the Ministry of Health, as well as other partners, to facilitate and to ensure that these supplies are ready for an eventuality. And I think that is testimony of what we see today that we have received this cargo, which is bringing large consignment of trauma kits, just to ensure in Lebanon we do have supplies, we do have enough kits that will manage at least the over 1,000 trauma patients and even more."
6. Various of cargo being unloaded from plane
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Firas Abiad, Lebanese caretaker Minister of Health:
"We have taken a decision to raise the readiness of all hospitals and the entire health sector in Lebanon by bringing in the necessary assistance and equipment to be available in hospitals. Today, a large shipment has arrived from the World Health Organization. It consists of over 100 pallets of about 32 tons. This is arriving today. There is also another shipment that will be delivered on Wednesday. The aim is to distribute these supplies and medicines in various hospitals and the health sector in Lebanon, especially in the most vulnerable areas so that we are ready to deal with any emergency."
8. Cargo being unloaded
9. Plane on tarmac
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdel Nasser Abu Bakr, World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Lebanon:
"WHO will continue to work with the Ministry of Health, as well as the partners, to ensure that at least we support the hospitals, but also we support the health care workers as well as for the families and also the wounded patients, if in case there is any crisis and eventuality. What do you see today is part of the preparedness, is part of the prepositioning of supplies to the hospitals, to the Ministry of Health, and (the) WHO will continue to bring more supplies, if there is a need, and we will continue to work with the Ministry of Health to ensure that at least we provide the best services for the people."
11. Various of cargo being unloaded
STORYLINE:
Medical supplies provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in the Lebanese capital on Monday.
A plane landed at the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport carrying over 100 pallets of about 32 tons of emergency supplies and trauma kits, said Abdel Nasser Abu Bakr, WHO representative in Lebanon.
“We have taken a decision to raise the readiness of all hospitals and the entire health sector in Lebanon,” said Firas Abiad, Lebanon’s caretaker Health Minister.
The shipment is part of preparations by the medical sector in Lebanon in case of an escalation in the situation with Israel.
The assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital, Tehran, and Hezbollah commander Shukur in Beirut have raised tensions in the region.
Israel has been bracing for a retaliation from Iran and its allied militias.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed the group will retaliate for the killing.
The country hosts more than 1 million Syrian refugees.
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