Chile's Public Health Minister Alvaro Erazo thanked today the arrival of a team of Cuban doctors together with a fully equipped field hospital to help in emergency care of victims of last Saturday powerful earthquake.

Erazo indicated the Cuban hospital that includes an operating room and a staff of 27 specialists will be placed in Rancagua, 56 miles south of Santiago.

Cuban Ambassador Ileana Diaz-Arguelles received the hospital on Tuesday, explained the brigade is made up of 11 doctors of different specialties as general medicine, intensive care, orthopedics, internal medicine and anesthetics as well as of nurses and X-ray, pharmacy, medical equipment and blood bank technicians.

The brigade is part of the Henry Reeve Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics.

Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez also highlighted Cuba's aid contribution and reported that Bolivia sent a plane with 40 tons of drinkable water and announced that there are two more on their way, after thanking the aid of governments from different countries and, particularly, the Latin American.

Peru sent a 25-doctor brigade and a field hospital that was located in Concepcion city. Argentina sent three field hospitals and Uruguay sent two water treatment plants.

The People's Republic of China also sent a field hospital, desalination plants, tents and one million dollars.

Switzerland, France and Spain sent rescue squads and seismic damage evaluators and satellite communication equipments.

Korea will sent doctors and non-perishable food.

The United States and the OAS sent 60 and 20 satellite phones respectively.