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Deputy minister of Health speaks on follow up of injured victims of Terrorist bombing in Zelitin.

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Tripoli, 11.01.2016 (Lana) Deputy Minister of Health, Khaled al-Taleb has announced that most of victims of Zelitin bombing were admitted to Zelitin, Misrata and Tripoli hospitals. In press conference held Monday accompanied by head of crisis committee, al-Taleb said most of the people admitted to hospital were treated and some cases were referred abroad for treatment. He said the role of the ministry of health is to offer treatment and strengthen professional cadres. al-Taleb praised the efforts made by doctors and nurses and ambulance men who worked 24/7 to contain the crisis as well as civil society organizations and private companies which contributed to providing medical equipment required by the hospitals of Zelitin and Misrata as well as medical supplies bodies. Head of Crisis Committee, Fawzi Wanis underlined at the press conference that the committee has remained seized of the matter and in contact with the emergency rooms at all hospitals and with prime minister's office. Wanis said the number of the injured sent abroad for treatment up to Monday 83 injured people 56 of whom in Tunis and 9 cases in Turkey, 3 in Malta besides 15 in Italy. Ministry of Health Crisis Committee received the injured and provided equipment and supplies to hospitals that declared state of emergency, Wanis said. He underlined that the ministry is to form a medical team for crisis to be subordinated to the Crisis Committee and would be present at any place to address any emergency. He said the Crisis Committee would contract an emergency medical team in two hospitals to be designated for such tasks. =Lana=