One month ago today, two devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria.
The UK immediately sent our International Search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Teams and urgent relief supplies such as tents and blankets.
Our assistance efforts have not stopped.
ALT Tents supplied by the UK are being used to provide shelter to families whose homes were damaged by the earthquake in northwest Syria.
ALT Blankets supplied by the UK being shipped to Turkey and Syria for use by families who lost their homes in the 6 February earthquakes.
ALT The UK's International Search and Rescue Team who were deployed to southern Turkey in response to the 6 February earthquakes. The team helped to rescue numerous people alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings.
ALT The UK's Emergency Medical Team was also deployed to southern Turkey to help provide medical assistance and treatment to people in the aftermath of the 6 February earthquakes.
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The @UKEMT has set up a tent clinic near Gaziantep, next to a hospital damaged in the earthquake, and has started treating patients.
The UK Government-funded team, which includes NHS medics working alongside Turkish staff, will treat people who have suffered traumatic injuries.
ALT 13 February 2023, southern Turkey. Members of the UK Emergency Medical Team construct a tented field clinic next to a hospital that was damaged in the Turkey earthquake.
ALT 13 February 2023, southern Turkey. Members of the UK Emergency Medical Team construct a tented field clinic next to a hospital that was damaged in the Turkey earthquake.
ALT 13 February 2023, southern Turkey. Members of the UK Emergency Medical Team construct a tented field clinic next to a hospital that was damaged in the Turkey earthquake.
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A Emergency Medical Team of 11, funded by the UK government left Brize Norton for Turkey this afternoon.
Equipped with a field clinic, the team will provide urgent care to those who suffered injuries in the earthquake which has hit Turkey and Syria.
ALT Field clinic equipment being loaded onto an RAF plane at Brize Norton.
UK support for global health saves lives overseas and in the UK too.
Read more in our recently published report 'Global responders - a shot in the arm for the NHS' at: uk-med.org/nhs-report#GlobalResponders 3/3
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We prepare teams of doctors, nurses & other health professionals for deployments abroad, as well as providing coordination & logistic support.
These specially trained health professionals save lives overseas and bring back so much experience & new skills to the NHS as well. 2/3
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We are proud partners of the @UKEMT, the UK government’s frontline medical response to international emergencies overseas.
Funding from @FCDOGovUK has enabled us to deploy emergency medical teams to health crises around the world within 72 hours, from Armenia to Zambia. 1/3
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NEWS: we're providing up to £1 million of initial support to Haiti to support their earthquake recovery.
We're also deploying:
➡️ @RFAWaveKnight to support the humanitarian response
➡️ a team of medical experts from @UKEMT@UKMed_NGO and @HI_UK to provide medical assistance
Over the next 12 weeks, the team will be providing vital support for exhausted staff & help with the treatment of critical COVID-19 patients 🇹🇳.
Learn more about the response here: gov.uk/government/news/uk-em…@FCDOGovUK@UKEMT@UKinTunisia@LSHTM @PHE_uk 3/3
They'll be joined by the rest of the team next week to begin work at El Menzah Field Hospital; a stadium converted into a hospital last year.
#COVID19 infection rates in Tunisia remain very serious and the health crisis is exacerbating the economic crisis in the country. 2/3
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News 🚨: Today, our team began arriving in Tunisia, where we'll be helping the country battle COVID-19.
Emilio, Sophia, Paul and Rocco travelled throughout the night from London, Beirut and Paris to arrive in Tunis this morning. 1/3
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Today our @UKEMT has deployed to Tunisia to support the country’s #COVID19 response.
The team of experts will provide specialist assistance to manage outbreaks of infection and help to save lives.
More here
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UK-Med as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team sends a team of 11 medics and operational staff to Eswatini to support the country's #COVID19 response.
Four British members of the team fly from Heathrow today.
#COVID19@UKEMT@FCDOGovUK, #ukaiduk-med.org/2021/01/30/uk-med…
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Four members of the @FCDOGovUK-funded UK Emergency Medical Team have been deployed to Armenia today in response to a @WHO request to help manage severe #COVID19 cases there.
They’re part of a small @UKMed_NGO-led team who will spend 5 weeks providing training and advice.
#UKaid
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A second team of UK medics is being sent to support hospitals in blast-hit Beirut.
The team will help tackle the coronavirus outbreak in Lebanon, which has been made significantly more challenging by the explosion.
@UKEMT@UKMed_NGO#UKaidgov.uk/government/news/secon…
"Dr El Khalil described this as the worst disaster his team has ever had to deal with”. Read how UK-Med and @HI_UK as part of the @UKEMT in Beirut are finding out how the UK can best support the people of Lebanon. #UKaidcutt.ly/Fd0pJ1