IDF Field Hospital in Buhj India

IDF Mission to Assist Earthquake Victims In India
5 February 2001

Bodies are still being found, and cremated. Even in this time of great sadness, the field hospital is given new hope from each of the many births that occure there daily.

After a long night by the dedicated medical staff of the Humanitarian Aid Mission, two pregnant Indian women gave birth to healthy, beautiful babies at the IDF Field Hospital's delivery room.

Pictured: Dr. Sonia Fox and the two midwives Maya and Miri with the baby named after nurse Maya.

11 February 2001

A grandmother holding a baby and in the background the baby's bigbrother who was operated on by doctors of the Israeli delegation. The children lost both their parents in the earthquake.

Dr. Shemtempo, in whose home the children's hospital of the IDF Homefront Command was established, received today two premature babies from the Israeli hospital in Bhuj. The babies will remain under the responsibility of Dr. Shemtempo and the many volunteers who assist her until they are out of medical danger and are transferred to their families.

       

Today the 1000th patient arrived at the field hospital of the Israeli Assistance delegation built in Bhuj.

Pictured: A child receives treatment in the emergency room of the hospital.