The field hospital can be set up in as little as 48 hours once it arrives, and will include a pharmacy, triage area, major injuries and resuscitation unit, and maternity care tent.
A full field hospital funded by the UK will arrive in Gaza this week, following 150 tonnes of aid. The aid - including 840 family-sized tents, 13,000 blankets and hygiene supplies - enters Gaza today. The field hospital left Manchester on 5 March and is en route to the war zone. It can be adapted according to the needs on the ground and includes a pharmacy, triage area, major injuries and resuscitation unit, and maternity care tent.
Read more:Would a temporary dock help get aid into Gaza?Hamas 'concerned' about reported death of 'shadow man' It comes after Lord Cameron urged Israel to open one of its ports to allow aid arriving by sea to get through to Gaza. He also called for more visas to be issued to UN workers to ensure humanitarian assistance could be distributed. Speaking in the House of Lords this week, Lord Cameron said: 'We are doing all we can to increase aid into Gaza.
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