Tuesday, November 8
U.S. ADDS 200 MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO PAK QUAKE RELIEF EFFORT
| November 8, 2005 Disaster Assistance Center, Pakistan – Doctors, nurses, and support personnel from elements of the Third Marine Logistics Group will move from Chaklala Air Base, Islamabad to Shinkiari in the Northwest Frontier Province tomorrow to begin providing medical care to earthquake survivors in the remote region. The activation of this second U.S. military medical facility brings significant medical capability in addition to the 212th Mobile Army Hospital that began providing medical care in Muzaffarabad on Oct. 26. Approximately 200 Marines and Sailors will begin providing services soon to those affected by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that devastated the mountainous area Oct. 8. The Group’s medical detachment, a reinforced surgical company from Okinawa, Japan, consists of ten doctors, six nurses, and 40 corpsmen. The detachment, the 3rd Battalion’s Bravo Surgical Company, provides a 60-bed facility and is capable of providing surgery, primary, dental, and in-patient services for a wide range of injuries and illnesses. Weblog LINK |
