A mission from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — “Spirit of Hope” — is treating victims of the powerful Hurricane Melissa, the “storm of the century” that hit the country. In recent days Israel’s medical teams have operated side‑by‑side with local medical staff, assisting hospitals to cope with heavy burden and stabilize the health system that was severely damaged.
“There are hospitals that have simply been wiped out,” Dr. Sefi Mendelovich, deputy director‑general of the Ministry of Health, told ynet. “We were in a place called Black River, and saw a very large hospital that had simply collapsed. The storm took everything, and left only standing walls. It’s a very hard event to witness.”
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