Taiwan's Red Cross organisation announced on Monday it has sent a team of three to Sichuan Province to assess the medical needs of the quake-hit areas.
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Chang Huan-cheng, president of Taiwan-based Landseed Hospital and one of the three, said post-quake relief is usually divided into three stages - the first 48 hours, rescue efforts in days three to seven and post-quake reconstruction after the first week.
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Chang said medical needs differ at each stage and their task is to assess when to bring in a medical team and determine the assistance that is required.
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The three-member team is carrying 12,000 sets of disinfection tablets and 100 flashlights donated by the island's private sector.
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The organization was planning a donation of CNY 5 million (USD 809,000) to the areas rocked by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Lushan County of Sichuan's Ya'an City on Saturday.
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Taiwanese businesses have also pledged donations to help quake relief efforts.
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Foxccon Technology Group announced it would donate 50 million yuan. Want Want China Holdings Ltd.Â
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Chairman Tsai Eng-meng personally donated 5 million Hong Kong dollars (USD 643,993) after his group donated CNY 3 million in cash and CNY 2 million worth of relief materials.