Israeli Doctors in Haiti

January 2010





The IDF sent an aid delegation of over 220 search and rescue and medical personnel to assist in the rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Search and rescue teams are working around the clock to extract victims trapped in the rubble and the IDF has constructed a field hospital capable of treating up to 500 people a day near the soccer field in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.


Footage from the IDF Field Hospital that has been set up in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the earthquake. This video includes footage of the first baby born at the field hospital on January 17, 2010.





CNN Video: Haiti Patients are desperate for better medical care.




Article: Haaretz: Israel's Haiti field hospital:
a microcosm of a country's turmoil



Article: Muqata Blog:
IDF Soldier's eyewitness account in Haiti



CBS News Video: IDF Field Hospital in Haiti





2nd video of the IDF Field Hospital that has been set up in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the earthquake.
This video was uploaded on January 18, 2010.





IDF Search and Rescue teams in Port-au-Prince Haiti pulled a 52 year-old Hatian man from the rubble of a collapsed building. The team worked for 8 hours to extract the man, who was in good condition despite wounds on his limbs and dehydration. He had been trapped in the rubble for 90 hours, and had managed to communicate his location to rescue forces via sms.



Article: Ynet: Israelis Rescue Earthquake Survivor in Haiti

Article: NBC New York: Brother of Queens Doctor Rescued in Haiti


Hebrew interview with the rescue team that worked for 7-8 hours to pull a 52 year-old Hatian man from the rubble of a collapsed building.





A Fox News clip of Israeli doctors in Haiti




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