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Team news - Spring 2009

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IRT Updates

January

- IRT sent skilled construction volunteers to Mississippi to repair the homes of poor and elderly Hurricane Katrina victims.

- IRT shipped medicines and medical supplies worth more than $52,000 to aid the civilian victims in Gaza.

February

- IRT sent a shipment of vital medicines and medical supplies to Jamaica to alleviate shortages caused by recent hurricanes.

March

- IRT medical trainers continued Project "Healthy Baby" in Viet Nam with neonatal resuscitation instructor training (NRP) for local physicians and nurses.

- IRT sent its 20th team of skilled construction volunteers to continue to help Hurricane Katrina victims as part of a multi-year commitment.

- IRT sent a shipment of medicines and medical supplies worth more than $71,500 for humanitarian support in Zimbabwe.