As the death toll in Turkey and Syria earthquakes rises above 30,000, Samaritan Purse team sets up a field hospital in the region.
The evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization, Samaritan Purse, offers to establish a field hospital in Turkey following the disaster that had the region lose most of its healthcare facilities. The unavailability of adequate healthcare services has compounded the effect of the unfortunate disaster on the victims and the community at large.
In a statement by the president of the humanitarian aid group, Franklin Graham, he said; “This massive earthquake has devastated Turkey. Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless and are searching for their loved ones. It is cold there and survivors are in shock—they need our help,”. “We are responding to meet needs in Jesus’ Name. Please pray for all those who are suffering.”
The humanitarian aid organization had deployed an emergency field hospital consisting of volunteer doctors and nurses to render help to those victims of the earthquake. The field hospital is equipped with about 52 beds, a pharmacy, and 2 operational theaters. The executive director of Samaritan’s Purse in the UK told Premier that as soon as the hospital is running, it will conduct up to 25 operations in a day and that a lot of specialists will be required.
The president of the team had also tweeted on his official Twitter page about the progress of the Emergency Field Hospital. He said; “our Emergency Field Hospital is set up & ready—as of this morning, it was 80% complete. All the tents are up & the hospital has fuel & water. By this evening, we are scheduled to have 92 staff on the ground.”
The @SamaritansPurse team in #Turkey has made great progress getting our Emergency Field Hospital set up & ready—as of this morning, it was 80% complete. All the tents are up & the hospital has fuel & water. By this evening, we are scheduled to have 92 staff on the ground. pic.twitter.com/PnWfuC84ek
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) February 12, 2023
As of Sunday, the presence of the team was already noticeable on the field and in nearby areas. In a report on the official website of the group, about 75 disaster response specialists are working at the Emergency Field Hospital site to get the work done quickly, as nearly 12 tents have been erected already.
