Thursday, January 15, 2009

50-member medical team to leave for Gaza next week



LAHORE: A 50-member team of doctors and para-medical staff will go to Palestine next week for the treatment of Palestinian people injured in Israel’s war on Gaza, Dr. Javed Ikram, Principal, Allama Iqbal Medical College said on Tuesday.Addressing a press conference here, Dr. Ikram said that more than 11, 000 Palestinian men, women and children had sustained injuries. A team of Jinnah Hospital would fly to Palestine for their treatment, he said.He said that doctors and nurses would bear the expenses themselves. “We need about Rs90 million for the treatment of injured persons. We have collected Rs6 million in just two days,” he said.

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