Indonesia field hospital treats over 2,000 people in quake-hit Turkiye

Officers load humanitarian aid onto a plane prepare by the country's National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) that will send to quake-hit people in Turkiye and Syria at Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 21, 2023. [Eko Siswono Toyudho - Anadolu Agency]

Physicians and paramedical staff from Indonesia have treated over 2,000 people in earthquake-hit Turkiye, an official from the country said on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Dr. Corona Rintawan, deputy Head of Indonesian Field Hospital, said in a written statement that around 70 per cent of patients, who were treated by the Indonesian emergency medical team, complained of "respiratory problems". The health problems, he said, could have been caused due to weather, shelter conditions and dust as the process of dismantling of debris is still going on. Indonesia set up its field hospital on 15 February in the Hassa district of Hatay, one of the 11 provinces hit by the massive twin earthquakes on 6 February, which caused widespread devastation. […] Source

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