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Wednesday, December 29, 2004Israeli doctors were among the first foreign medical personnel to reach Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Sunday's devastating tsunami that left thousands dead in that country alone. "We got a phone call that we were needed, and three hours later we were at the airport," said Prof. Avi Rivkind, head of both the Department of Surgery and Trauma Unit at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem in Jerusalem. Rivkind flew to the battered country on Sunday night, along with three other Hadassah physicians, who specialize in rescue operations, trauma and pediatrics. ...'We're here to identify problems and offer a hand any way we can,' he said. 'We will try to use our broad experience in dealing with terror attacks and rescuing masses to help in this disaster as well,' Rivkind told Ha'aretz. posted by Sydney on 12/29/2004 08:29:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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