Several trucks loaded with medical supplies, drugs, surgical instruments, and restorative foods, purchased by the headquarters of OSE, left Switzerland on September 20 for Poland under the protection of the International Red Cross, according to information reaching the American OSE.
The transport is being accompanied by several OSE physicians, who will deliver the shipment directly to the headquarters in Lodz of TOZ, the sister organization of OSE in Poland. Another OSE transport of medical supplies is ready to leave France for Poland. This will also be carried in Red Cross trucks, and will be accompanied by members of the OSE staff in Paris.
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