Jordan Times
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Humanitarian aid, medical team
sent to Darfur
AMMAN/KHARTOUM (Petra) — Jordan has sent an aircraft laden with humanitarian and
medical aid and a team comprising 17 doctors and medical technicians to the
Darfur district in Sudan.
Sudanese Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Ibrahim Hamed, who received the
medical team with Jordan's Ambassador to Sudan Ahmad Mubaideen, expressed
appreciation for the Kingdom's continuous support.
The aid, sent by the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) in cooperation
with the Ministry of Health, includes 16 tonnes of surgical supplies,
medicaments and humanitarian aid valued at $200,000.
JHCO Secretary General Abdul Salam Abbadi said the initiative came in response
to His Majesty King Abdullah's directives to support the people of Darfur, who
need a helping hand in the harsh conditions they are living under.
Abbadi said the JHCO carried out several projects in Darfur and other districts
in Sudan between 1985 and 1990. The organisation, in cooperation with the
Ministry of Health, renovated Al Kas Hospital in the area and staffed it with
medical personnel for five years.
Furthermore, Abbadi said, 28 medical teams were sent to several Sudanese
districts to provide the residents with medical and humanitarian services
needed.
The JHCO also implemented an electrification project funded by the Islamic
Development Bank in Jeddah in the Sudanese city of Al Kas, in addition to
providing the city with a water pipeline and digging several underground
aquifers, among other projects.
Sudan's Ambassador to Jordan Mohammad Abu Sin said the relief aircraft was part
of ongoing aid previously provided to Darfur district and other districts in
Sudan by the Kingdom.