The government is sending a group of physicians to assist Mozambique flood victims. This is the first time the DR sends a relief mission to Africa. Mozambique is a member of the African, Caribbean and Pacific bloc of nations, signatory of the Lomé Convention, which the DR presides. The group will be head by General José de los Santos. On the Dominican mission are pediatricians, pneumatologists, epidemiologists and first aid specialists. In a ceremony at the National Palace, President Fernández said, "This gesture is modest, it is symbolic, we cannot pretend to resolve a disaster situation such as affects Mozambique, but it has a historic value, as it is the first time a Dominican mission travels to Africa to collaborate and provide humanitarian aid."
