Al-Mafrik, Jordan, September 13, 2012 (MAP)
Al-Mafrik, Jordan, September 13, 2012 (MAP)
French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Thursday commended King Mohammed VI’s initiative to provide logistical and humanitarian support and to Syrian refugees in Jordan, consisting of humanitarian aid and a medico-surgical field hospital.
During a visit to the Moroccan hospital in the Zaatari camp, in the governorate of Al-Mafrik (north-east of the Jordan), Le Drian welcomed the services provided to refugees by the Moroccan hospital.
The minister paid tribute to the staff of the hospital, which has, since early August, provided health care to 16,000 people.
He also welcomed cooperation between the Moroccan and the French hospitals.