Army Reserve Soldiers Provide Medical Care to Thousands of Ugandans [Image 40 of 48]

KITGUM, UGANDA

10.20.2009

Photo by Maj. Corey Schultz 

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Capt. Francisco Cordero, an Army Reserve optometrist from Puerto Rico, deployed with the 7225th Medical Support Unit of Greenville, S.C., examines a Ugandan woman who suffered from severe dry eye. Over 700 people per day came to be treated by U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7225th Medical Support Unit, Greenville, S.C., and the 629th Forward Surgical Team of Columbus, Ohio, who were working side-by-side with Ugandan and Tanzanian providers as well as U.S. Navy dentists. Common treatments included extracting teeth, providing medications for malaria, parasites and skin infections, and even issuing eyeglasses.

• Date Taken: 10.20.2009
• Date Posted: 10.25.2009 10:28
• Photo ID: 216834
• VIRIN: 091020-A-2518S-148
• Resolution: 2400x1750
• Size: 510.1 KB
• Location: KITGUM, UG