Dr. Zeev Feldman, IMA-WF Chairman – Emergenza Haiti

Dear members of the IMA World Fellowship,

We have received many requests from you inquiring about our actions to support the earthquake victims in Haiti.  I would like to provide you with an update of the relief work from Israel and specifically the IMA World Fellowship.

On the 15th January the Israeli Defence Forces sent a delegation to Haiti to provide medical aid and to assist the search and rescue teams.   The delegation consists of approximately 220 people, including Search and Rescue teams of the Home Front Command and medical teams of the Head Medical Officer headquarters. Leading the delegation is the Commander of the Land Search and Rescue Squadron of the Home Front Command, Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Ben-Aryeh.

On their arrival in Haiti, the delegation built a Medical Corps field hospital on a football field to treat casualties of the collapsed UN headquarters in the capital of Port-au-Prince.  This hospital is one of the few remaining medical facilities in the area and has been treating survivors around the clock since their arrival on Saturday.  The commander of the field hospital is Lt. Col. Dr. Itzik Kreiss, a board member of the Israeli Medical Association World Fellowship.
The IMA World Fellowship is also trying to organize two ways in which you can show your support and provide help to the people of Haiti.

Firstly, we request names of doctors who are willing to volunteer in a mission to Haiti.  If you would like to participate in this mission please send us your: full name; specialty and place of work; country and city of residence; and the dates that you are available to travel to Haiti.

We are also currently setting up a bank account, where you can donate money that will then be used to provide aid to the victims in Haiti.

For further information or to register for a mission, please contact Tziona Greenberg at tziona@ima.org.il

We thank you for all your support,

Dr. Zeev Feldman, IMA-WF Chairman