Israelis Maintain Presence in Haiti for the Long Haul

(JTA) Larry Luxner - Yehonatan Abraham, 30, a medic from Beersheba, spends his mornings vaccinating quake survivors in Haiti against infectious diseases. In the afternoons, he helps the World Food Program hand out meals to 1,000 children a day. "Last week I saved a person's life, a 29-year-old man with severe pneumonia," Abraham said. Natan - Israeli Coalition for International Humanitarian Aid has opened several schools in refugee camps, using military tents left behind from the IDF field hospital.


2010-04-28 09:19:45

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