Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Tuesday said the force is proud of its medical team for rendering humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to quake-hit Turkiye, and asserted that the mobilisation of a field hospital in short time indicates the team\u2019s excellent operational preparedness.
\nHe said this after interacting with members of the Indian Army\u2019s medical team that has returned to the country after rendering extensive services to a large number of earthquake-hit people in Turkiye\u2019s Iskenderun region.
\nThe event was hosted at Nalanda Auditorium on the premises of the Army Base Hospital at Delhi Cantonment.
\n\u201cWe are proud of our medical team for rendering humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to quake-hit people in Turkiye,\u201d Gen Pande said.
\nThe field hospital treated about 3,600 people, conducted numerous major and minor surgeries, including one amputated and life-saving surgery, he said.
\n\u201cThe hospital was mobilised at a short notice of six hours, and they moved to Turkiye, and they landed there at Adana airfield on February 8 and within a short period of time, the Indian Army medical team established 30-bed field hospital at Iskenderun in Hatay region,\u201d Gen Pande told reporters.
\n\u201cIt was the timely decision and excellent inter-agency coordination among all stakeholders, due to which they were among the first few medical teams to reach Turkiye,\u201d he said.
\nIndia launched \u2018Operation Dost\u2019 to extend assistance to Turkiye as well as Syria after various parts of the two countries were hit by a devastating earthquake on February 6 that has killed over 30,000 people.
\n\u201c#IndianArmy Medical Facility at Iskenderun, Hatay, concluded their services amidst gratitude and applause from the locals. The team of 60 Para Field Hospital will be returning to #India after their selfless efforts in earthquake affected #T\u00fcrkiye,\u201d the Army had earlier tweeted.
\nThe medical team provided assistance to quake-affected people in Turkiye from February 7-19.
\n\u201cMobilisation of field hospital in such short time in Turkiye also indicates the excellent operational preparedness they maintain at all time,\u201d Gen Pande said.
\nOur medical team is extremely appreciative of the assistance and cooperation extended to them by Turkish citizens, he said.
\nA special cake carrying the image of the Army\u2019s medical team in Turkiye was also cut on the occasion.
\nOn Monday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had tweeted, \u201cThe @adgpi medical team deployed under #OperationDost in T\u00fcrkiye touches down in India. The 99-member self-contained team successfully set up and ran a fully equipped 30-bedded Field Hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, attending to nearly 4000 patients round the clock.\u201d
\nHe had also shared a few pictures of the medical team.
\nIndia sent relief materials as well as medical and rescue teams to Turkiye following the quake. As part of quake assistance, India also sent relief materials and medicines to Syria.
\nThe Ministry of Defence in a statement on Monday had said that the Indian disaster relief team, comprising 99 personnel of Indian Army Field Hospital and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) returned home on February 20, after putting in a \u201cstupendous effort\u201d to provide medical relief to disaster victims in Hatya Province of Turkiye, hit by earthquake.
\nThe effort has been applauded both at the national and international levels, it said.
\n\u201cThe Indian Army Field Hospital has treated 3,604 casualties, providing emergency medical care and performing four major surgeries, 63 minor surgeries, 343 minor procedures including 87 POP (Plaster of Paris) applications for fixing fractures,\u201d the statement said.
\nThe medical team comprising 99 personnel, including various specialist medical officers and paramedics, established their field hospital at Iskenderun in Hatay Province, Turkiye on February 8, which included a fully functional operational theatre and trauma care centre, it said.
\nThe specialists include medical specialist, surgical specialists, anaesthetists, orthopaedicians, maxillofacial surgeon and community medicine specialist for rendering medical assistance to earthquake victims. Besides, a woman medical officer was also sent for rendering medical care to women patients, the statement said.
\nIn addition, the field hospital provided dental treatment to 242 patients, carrying out 283 precautionary X-rays on trauma victims. Also, 1,159 lab investigations were carried out on the cases reported for treatment, it added.
\nReplenishment to the field hospital has been provided by Indian Army in the form of medical and surgical bricks as well as orthopaedic equipment. The team also set up a reception desk for receiving donations and distribution to the needy, the ministry said.
\nMeanwhile, a fresh 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Turkiye and Syria on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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