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- Latest deployment marks new chapter in Jordan’s humanitarian efforts there
- Field hospital employs specialists in surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, orthopedics, neurosurgery and intensive care
LONDON: Jordan deployed a new medical team to its field hospital in Gaza on Thursday to provide critical medical care and relief to thousands of Palestinians.
The team of doctors, nurses and administrators is delivering care in a facility with clinics, operating rooms and emergency rooms, according to Petra news agency.
The hospital employs specialists in surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, orthopedics, neurosurgery and intensive care, as well as a mobile prosthetic limb unit to assist patients with amputations.
It marks a new chapter in Jordan’s humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
The Jordanian medical team that was replaced on Thursday treated more than 61,000 patients, performed almost 3,000 surgeries and fitted 105 prosthetic limbs.
Under Jordan’s “Restoring Hope” initiative, 637 prosthetic limb operations have been performed on patients in Gaza, Petra reported.
Teams from the northern and southern field hospitals returned to Jordan on Wednesday evening, and were welcomed by senior military officials.