(PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25, 2011)-Dr. Omar Reda, Portland, Ore., leaves tomorrow for his Libyan homeland to help those wounded in recent protests that have reportedly killed hundreds and wounded thousands. Medical Teams International organized medicines and supplies, valued at $421,000, for Dr. Reda and three other doctors to take from Egypt into Libya.

Dr. Reda, a psychiatrist at Oregon Health and Science University, and three surgeons, may live in the U.S., but their hearts are in Libya. They have relatives and contacts living in the turbulent nation who can help the doctors on their medical mission. Dr. Reda said it's safe for them to enter Libya and distribute the supplies in Benghazi, a city now held under the control of leaders opposed to long-time Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi. There also are three hospitals and two trauma centers operating in Benghazi, Dr. Reda added.

Medical Teams International has arranged to ship the needed supplies from Europe to Egypt where Dr. Reda and his team will escort the[...]

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