A plane carrying 20 tons of World Health Organization health supplies has landed in Beirut to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive explosion that rocked the city, the WHO said Thursday.
THREE HOSPITALS IN BEIRUT BECAME NON-FUNCTIONAL
“The supplies will cover 1,000 trauma interventions and 1,000 surgical interventions for people suffering from injuries and burns resulting from the blast,” the WHO said.
“We are working closely with national health authorities, health partners, and hospitals treating the wounded to identify additional needs and ensure immediate support,” the WHO quoted its representative in Lebanon, Dr. Iman Shankiti, as saying.
Due to the blast, the WHO said three hospitals in Beirut are now non-functional, and two hospitals are partially damaged, leaving a critical gap in hospital bed capacity. Injured patients are being transferred to hospitals across the country, as far south as Saida and north Tripoli, and many facilities are overwhelmed.
WHO said it will distribute the supplies to priority hospitals across Lebanon receiving and treating injured patients.