The Persevering with Promise 2022 staff labored collectively with taking part host and associate nations to boost regional interoperability and catastrophe response capabilities, enhance safety and stability within the area, and foster new and enduring friendships in Caribbean, Central and South American area.
Consolation visited Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Haiti all through the mission. The crew aboard Consolation included U.S. army and civilians, greater than a dozen non-governmental organizations and army members from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.
Persevering with Promise 2022 noticed greater than 13,000 sufferers, participated in additional than 25 subject material knowledgeable exchanges, performed 5 humanitarian help and catastrophe reduction workshops, shared in 18 Ladies, Peace and Safety initiative occasions, and partook in 11 group relations engagements.
“I’m so delighted to have shared this outstanding expertise with the women and men of the Persevering with Promise 2022 staff,” stated Capt. Kathryn Elliott, commanding officer of the Medical Remedy Facility aboard the hospital ship USNS Consolation (T-AH 20). “We overcame adversity to offer medical care to the group in these host nations. Alongside the best way we realized a lot from our companions. The alternate of knowledge that happened was very important to constructing upon our long-lasting relationships with the international locations of this area. That is Consolation’s mission and a real persevering with promise.”
Over the course of the 2-month mission, there have been many accomplishments by the Consolation staff. Listed below are just a few of the highlights from Persevering with Promise 2022.
Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Oct. 26 – Oct. 31
• 44 surgical procedures performed
• 2,957 prescriptions crammed
• 7 concert events carried out by the U.S. Fleet Forces band
• Pediatric cardiology care offered, which isn’t out there within the space
• Supplied life altering surgical procedures, equivalent to receiving full use of palms
Puerto Cortes, Honduras
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7
• 23 surgical procedures performed
• 3,350 prescriptions crammed
• 7 concert events carried out by the U.S. Fleet Forces band
• Held refresher course of BLS for the volunteers on the Purple Cross
• Refurbished native college in Puerto Cortes
Cartagena, Colombia
Nov. 11 – Nov. 20
• 143 surgical procedures performed
• 7,012 prescriptions crammed
• 6 concert events carried out by the U.S. Fleet Forces band
• Refurbished native college by including a brand new coat of paint
• Supported embassy within the handover of supplies to area people
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nov. 27 – Dec. 6
• 87 surgical procedures performed
• 7,446 prescriptions crammed
• 137 sufferers acquired bodily remedy remedy
• 209 X-Rays taken
• 78 Ultrasounds carried out
Jeremie, Haiti
Dec. 11 – Dec. 17
• 14,012 prescriptions crammed
• 1,035 sufferers seen
• 55 pallets of medical provides and different items donated
Since its inaugural mission in 2007, Persevering with Promise missions have handled greater than 595,000 sufferers and performed over 7,250 surgical procedures within the area. The profitable completion of the mission marks the tip of the twelfth Persevering with Promise.
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