Soldiers Provide Medical Support to Djiboutians
This is from CentCom:
DJIBOUTI - Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jason Moore, assigned to the Expeditionary Medical Force at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, traveled with Army veterinarians, medics, and security personnel to rural Djibouti to provide medical and veterinary care to the indigent and refugee populations. Here is his account of the medical services provided.
Once we arrived in the district of Ali-Sabieh, we unloaded and organized $40,000 worth of medications including antibiotics, de-wormers, anti-inflammatory agents and multi-vitamins. Boxes were piled to the ceiling after the medicines were sorted.
Our first mission was to the village of Assamo where we set up at a small school. Classrooms became the provider offices for Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hults, a general surgeon; Hospital Corpsman First Class Steven Wood, an independent duty corpsman; three Djiboutian nurses; an Army medic, and myself. The kitchen became our pharmacy. We saw 240 patients that day, many of them children. The patient population seemed surprisingly healthy, considering the harsh conditions under which they live and minimal resources they have.
DJIBOUTI - Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jason Moore, assigned to the Expeditionary Medical Force at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, traveled with Army veterinarians, medics, and security personnel to rural Djibouti to provide medical and veterinary care to the indigent and refugee populations. Here is his account of the medical services provided.
Once we arrived in the district of Ali-Sabieh, we unloaded and organized $40,000 worth of medications including antibiotics, de-wormers, anti-inflammatory agents and multi-vitamins. Boxes were piled to the ceiling after the medicines were sorted.
Our first mission was to the village of Assamo where we set up at a small school. Classrooms became the provider offices for Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hults, a general surgeon; Hospital Corpsman First Class Steven Wood, an independent duty corpsman; three Djiboutian nurses; an Army medic, and myself. The kitchen became our pharmacy. We saw 240 patients that day, many of them children. The patient population seemed surprisingly healthy, considering the harsh conditions under which they live and minimal resources they have.
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