Medical supplies bound for Libya

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its preparations to support medical facilities and treat the injured in Libyan cities where violence has taken place over the past few days. Lydia O’Kane spoke to Biljana Milosevic, the deputy head of delegation with the ICRC who is based in Tunisia.

She said “these teams that will be deployed in Libya will also bring with them surgical kits and medicals material to treat 2 thousand injured persons.”

Milosevic also adds that the ICRC and the Libyan Red Crescent are also assessing the needs of hospitals. Listen