New aid heads for Haiti

• Source: Global Times
• [01:19 January 25 2010]
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Members of Chinese medical care and epidemic prevention team wave before they board a plane to Haiti, in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 24, 2010. A 40-member Chinese medical care and epidemic prevention team left here for Haiti on Sunday afternoon on a chartered flight, which also carried 20 tonnes of medical supplies. Photo: Xinhua

A 40-member Chinese medical care and epidemic prevention team left Beijing for Haiti Sunday on a chartered flight, which also carried 20 tons of medical supplies, said the Ministry of Commerce.

The ministry said earlier Sunday that China had decided to provide medical supplies worth 18 million yuan ($2.64 million) in additional aid to quake-ravaged Haiti.

The 20-ton medical supplies included medicines, hygiene equipment, medical devices and camping equipment, said the ministry in a statement.

Also onboard the plane would be four Chinese peace-keeping police officers, replacing the four who were killed in the earthquake. China maintains a 125-member peacekeeping force in Haiti.

The flight was expected to arrive in Haiti's capital at 3 pm Monday local time.