Month: December 2020

The LR Group, the Ministry of Health and Beilinson Hospital are equipping medical teams in the city of Yangzhou, China, to deal with medical emergencies.

This month, online training of Chinese medical teams in the field of emergency preparedness began as part of a cooperation agreement signed several years ago between the Israeli and Chinese governments (G2G). The agreement states that Israel will assist in preparing the Chinese health system for emergencies. The LR Group was selected to serve as an integrator for the Israeli government in the emergency preparedness project in the city of Yangzhou, China, which has a population of approximately 5 million.

This is a large-scale project, which will last between 3-5 years and will be carried out in several stages and is later expected to expand to other cities in China. The aim of the project is to bring Israeli knowledge and reduce the gaps in the level of readiness in the field of health. In preparation for the project, a delegation from the Ministry of Health visited the city of Yangzhou to assess the readiness of the city’s hospitals for emergencies. During the visit, the gaps in the preparedness of the health system of the city of Yangzhou were identified, following which a report was submitted to the heads of state with recommendations for improvement and an action plan for their implementation.

This project is a significant milestone in the implementation of the collaboration that combines Israeli expertise, technologies and information systems in the field of emergency preparedness.

Beilinson Hospital was selected by the LR Group and the Israeli Ministry of Health to lead the first phase of the project. The first phase includes training medical staff to respond to a conventional multi-casualty events and training in emergency response and hospital preparation. The training will be provided by Beilinson medical teams, as well as medical teams from the Ministry of Health, MDA, Tel Aviv University and other hospitals (Schneider, Haemek, Rambam).

The project is a continuation of the LR Group’s extensive activities in the field of health in the world and in China in particular. The group has been operating in China for a number of years, and is establishing projects whose main purpose is to make Israeli knowledge and methodologies accessible to hospitals and medical professionals throughout China.

Yaki Zinger, VP of Business Development and Director of Health at LR Group: “This month we started the first practical phase which includes training medical staff in responding to a multi-casualty incident, building emergency response plans and preparing hospitals in Yangzhou city in China. The LR Group is proud to lead this important project that expresses exceptional cooperation between the Government of Israel and the Government of China in the field of medicine. We are pleased that the Israeli Ministry of Health has chosen the LR Group to carry out this project in collaboration with the leading medical institutions in Israel. “

On May 16th 2019, LR group’s affiliate signed a contract with the Industrial Promotion Fund (FPI) for the Rehabilitation, Modernization and Operation of the DAIPN poultry farm, as part of the 100 days emergency program of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi.

The farm had seen no production for over 10 years and was transformed into a training camp for police. In June 2019, LR Group started monitoring the rehabilitation and modernization work, and despite great logistical difficulties the group completed the work on the farm by April 2020, in less than one year. Works on the farm included the renovation of electricity, water supply, rehabilitation of all the buildings and the establishment of a sanitary block and offices.

Operation of the project began after 3 months of construction and ended at the end of August 2020, a year of operation as part of the first phase agreement. The operational phase included overall knowledge transfer ensuring sustainable production and the necessary training and support for the 50 employees at DAIPN Lukelenge farm.

Having completed stage one, DAIPN Lukelage currently produces 72 tons of broilers per year, 7,500 laying hens and 2.5 million eggs collected by automated collection system.

According to François Mpuila, deputy director of studies at the Industry Promotion Fund (FPI) and coordinator of the DAIPN Lukelenge Rehabilitation project, the second phase of the project aims to double production quantities to 5 million eggs and 140,000 chickens.

A feed mill will be established and additional land allocated for the production of poultry feed reducing the steep production costs of the produce significantly.

LR Group continues to work closely with rural communities, making most of their resources and skills to improve livelihoods and achieve lasting economic growth and food security.

LR Group Rehabilitates DAIPN Lukelenge DRC Video