S. Korean medical team departs for Haiti

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean medical assistance team left for Haiti
Friday morning, joining with international efforts to help residents in the
devastated Caribbean nation that was hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier in
the week, government officials said.

Composed of seven medical professionals -- two emergency doctors, a surgeon and
three nurses -- the team was dispatched to Haiti at 6:00 a.m. on Friday to
provide relief aid to victims suffering in the wake of the disaster, according to
the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
A separate rescue team with 41 workers also departed for Haiti from Incheon
International Airport, west of Seoul, earlier in the morning and plans to conduct
rescue operations there until Jan. 24.
South Korea announced Thursday it would also send relief supplies worth US$1
million to Haiti.
ygkim@yna.co.kr
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