Good Morning All,

We received this forward from one of our members

Hello everyone,

Today we received a request from Relief International, an NGO we have
partnered with in the past, to support their work in Gaza. They are
looking for doctors (or nurses/PAs) who might be interested in going
to Gaza. They have been distributing about 500,000 dollars of
supplies (mainly food, non-food items, and medicines) since the onset
of the conflict but have been seeing huge medical needs. They
currently have 5 first aid centers set up inside Gaza since the
hospitals are completely overwhelmed. These centers are currently
staffed by RI-trained volunteers (including doctors) but
They are looking to get some international medical volunteers into
the Gaza to
provide additional support.

Obviously, any deployment by Relief International of international
volunteers is based on the
security situation in the area, and the latest report by their field
staff indicates that the violence has worsened recently. That said,
they are in
talks with the Egyptian and Israeli government as well as the UN to
try and open up a safe humanitarian corridor for RI staff and
volunteers. If we can
guarantee safe access, they'd like a team ready to go in about 48-72
hours.

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN A POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT WITH RELIEF
INTERNATIONAL TO GAZA, please contact Dustin Shiau, their Disaster
Response Medical Coordinator, ASAP and DIRECTLY at:

Dustin Shiau
Emergency Response Officer
Relief International
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: (310) 478-1200
Fax: (310) 478-1212
Email: dustin@...

Dustin will provide you with any information about their needs and the
opportunities available. While doctors and nurses/PA's are their
greatest need, they will consider paramedics with previous
overseas/disaster experience.

Note that at this time NYC Medics is NOT considering a deployment to
the area.

Thank you for your support, and please feel free to share this email
with your friends/colleagues.

Chris
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Christine Amy
Executive Director
NYC Medics
www.nycmedics.org