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STORY: WHO / LEBANON MEDICAL SUPPLIES
TRT: 03:37
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 NOVEMBER 2024, BEIRUT, LEBANON
05 NOVEMBER 2024, LEBANESE GEITAOUI HOSPITAL, BEIRUT, LEBANON
1. Aerial shot, delivery truck being unloaded
2. Various shots, medical supplies being unloaded from the delivery truck
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Omar Rifai, Lebanon National Officer, World Health Organization (WHO):
“What WHO is donating today to the Geitaoui hospital, it's a trauma emergency surgical kit. It's a kit that plans to serve 50 traumatized (injured) patients with an average of 100 surgical procedures (2 interventions per patient). The kit has two modules: one of them is the medications and renewable supplies and the other part which is specialised for the Geitaoui hospital, is the burns set and dressing module.”
4. Med shot, hospital staff looking on as the supplies are unloaded
5. Wide shot, WHO team and hospital staff outside the front of the hospital
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Abdinasir Abubakar, Lebanon Representative, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We visited the Geitaoui Hospital, which is the only burn centre in Lebanon, and I think this hospital has been managing all the burn cases related to the current crisis. Previously, also, the caseload was very high, but now the current conflict has added another layer, another complexity; (which) overwhelmed the hospital, as we have heard from the hospital management. They have managed so far almost 40 burn cases, 25 percent of them are children. And I think this is very critical for us as WHO to assist the only burn centre that's available in the country. So at least we can maintain the same level of services, but also a quality of services that's available.”
7. Wide shot, WHO team and hospital staff inside the burns unit
8. Wide shot, burns unit with health workers in the back of the shot
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Imran Riza, Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, United Nations:
“We need to be supporting them with supplies, we need to be supporting them also need with advocacy, because health care has been very much under attack. There have been great violations of international humanitarian law that we are seeing. So, we need to make sure these are not happening, that health care workers can do what they're there for, helping people and saving lives.”
10. Various shots, patient in a bed in the burn unit
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Hadia Abi Chebli, General Manager, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui:
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank WHO, every time there is a war in Lebanon or there is an explosion or a disaster. They are there, next to us, especially to help us and to support us, to provide us with all the medical supplies. Because burn victims require a lot of medical supplies and that is not enough. The hospital stock is not enough.”
12. Various shots, burn unit, equipment and health workers
The World Health Organization (WHO) today (5 Nov) provided trauma emergency surgical kits and emergency medical supplies to the Burns Centre at the Lebanese Geitaoui Hospital – University Medical Centre in Beirut, with support from ECHO and CERF.
SOUNDBITE (English) Omar Rifai, Lebanon National Officer, World Health Organization (WHO):
“What WHO is donating today to the Geitaoui hospital, it's a trauma emergency surgical kit. It's a kit that plans to serve 50 traumatized (injured) patients with an average of 100 surgical procedures (2 interventions per patient). The kit has two modules: one of them is the medications and renewable supplies and the other part which is specialised for the Geitaoui hospital, is the burns set and dressing module.”
The Centre, established in 1992, is currently the only specialized Burns Centre serving the Lebanese, and has since the escalation of hostilities on 17 September, treated up to 40 burns patients.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Abdinasir Abubakar, Lebanon Representative, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We visited the Geitaoui Hospital, which is the only burn centre in Lebanon, and I think this hospital has been managing all the burn cases related to the current crisis. Previously, also, the caseload was very high, but now the current conflict has added another layer, another complexity; (which) overwhelmed the hospital, as we have heard from the hospital management. They have managed so far almost 40 burn cases, 25 percent of them are children. And I think this is very critical for us as WHO to assist the only burn centre that's available in the country. So at least we can maintain the same level of services, but also a quality of services that's available.”
Initially equipped with 10 beds, the Burn Centre has been forced to expand to 25 beds, providing critical care to severely burnt patients.
SOUNDBITE (English) Imran Riza, Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, United Nations:
“We need to be supporting them with supplies, we need to be supporting them also need with advocacy, because health care has been very much under attack. There have been great violations of international humanitarian law that we are seeing. So, we need to make sure these are not happening, that health care workers can do what they're there for, helping people and saving lives.”
SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Hadia Abi Chebli, General Manager, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui:
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank WHO, every time there is a war in Lebanon or there is an explosion or a disaster. They are there, next to us, especially to help us and to support us, to provide us with all the medical supplies. Because burn victims require a lot of medical supplies and that is not enough. The hospital stock is not enough.”
As the only specialized centre in the country, it has become an essential lifeline for victims of severe and critical burn injuries.
