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Sat Apr 5 22:27:15 PST 2003

Saturday, April 5

Two more Belgian doctors to besieged Baghdad

Today an additional medical emergency mission has left for Baghdad. The team consists of Dr. Harrie Dewitte and Dr. Claire Geraets, two general practitioners of Doctors for the People. Harrie and Claire will still try to reach Baghdad via the Syrian capital Damascus in order to join Dr. Van Moorter and Dr. Moulaert. They are bringing 80 kilograms of antibiotics and surgical supplies for the hospitals of the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Iraqi Red Crescent. 

Some 50 relatives and friends saw them off in Brussels. Many of them brought placards and posters of StopUSA and Medical Team with the slogan "Make Health, Not War!". There was broad media coverage of this courageous initiative of doctors Harrie and Claire.

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