China’s hospital ship arrives for Haiyan survivors

China’s hospital ship “The Peace Ark” arrived Sunday at the Leyte Gulf to provide medical aid to typhoon victims. Chinese Ambassador to Manila Ma Keqing said the Peace Ark is the first medical ship to arrive in the Philippines. Seven injured people were already brought to the 300-bed floating navy medical facility. A field hospital will be set up in the disaster area to receive patients before transferring them to the ship. The Peace Ark has advanced medical systems, including a CT scan room, blood bank, an oxygen generation station, and its own pharmacy. More than 100 doctors and 200 supporting medical personnel are on board. The ship comes after the Chinese government drew flak from international news organizations who called their initial donation of $100,000 ‘measly’.

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