RD$428 million in medical aid

[NewsWhore]

Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez says that the government has spent RD$428 million and provided medical care for 19,641 Haitian patients, of whom 6,029 were treated in Dominican hospitals and a further 13,612 as outpatients since the 13 January earthquake that devastated the capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. Furthermore, he said the Dominican government health personnel have administered 29,493 vaccinations to reduce the risks of tetanus, diphtheria, measles, rubella and rabies. In addition to border hospitals that have seen the greatest numbers of Haitian patients, many others have also been treated at hospitals in Santiago and Santo Domingo.

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