Israel Sends Food to Tsunami Survivors: A two-day food collection for disaster victims in Southeast Asia concluded on Tuesday with tons of products collected at supermarkets throughout Israel. The aid was immediately dispatched to Sri Lanka. The mobilization was organized by Magen David Adom... (Jerusalem Post)
Israel Dispatches Urgent Blood Supplies to Sri Lanka (Israel 21C ...The cargo is being delivered by Israel's national carrier El Al and included 4,080 vials of critically needed serum albumin valued at over $100,000. Albumin is a protein produced from blood plasma for use in treating trauma victims and patients suffering from malnourishment and another diseases.
Sri Lanka Requests More Medical Aid from Israel (Jerusalem Post) - The Sri Lankan ambassador in Israel, Diffa Digeratna, requested additional aid from Israel for his country on Tuesday. Digeratna thanked Health Minister Danny Naveh for the medical aid that Israel has already sent ... [and] said that the medicine sent had been depleted and asked that psychiatrists and psychologists be included in the next medical mission.
Tsunami disaster workers receive odor relief from Israeli innovation (Israel21c) - As the pervasive stench of death and decay confronts an army of Tsunami disaster workers, an Israeli company - Patus Ltd. - has donated thousands of its OdorScreen products to counter the crippling odors on-scene. OdorScreen, an Olfactory Perception Altering Gel Compound applied under the nose, works by modifying smells to the user for up to two hours, enabling those working in close proximity to the death and destruction to work faster and more effectively in the tropical heat. "OdorScreen was first introduced and successfully field tested in Israel for assisting rescue personnel cope with smells such as burnt and decomposing flesh and tissue due to terrorist attacks," said Patus CEO Guy Hirsch.
Israeli Group Biggest Civilian Aid Contributor to Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan government reportedly refused to accept a large Israeli rescue and medical mission to aid tsunami victims. But even so .... The Israeli humanitarian aid organization Latet (Hebrew for "to give") has already shipped 70 tons of supplies to Sri Lanka, the largest amount sent by any civilian aid organization. (CNS News)
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