From the left, Irene Gaspard, deputy permanent secretary of the department of external affairs; U.S Navy Capt. Patrick Amersbach, commanding officer, Military Treatment Facility aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20); Felix Saint Hill, permanent secretary for the department of health and wellness; U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Diebold, commander, Task Force 49; Elizabeth Bailey, permanent secretary of the ministry of home affairs and national security; and Irene Saint Cox, acting permanent secretary office of the prime minister, cut a ribbon to mark the start of Comfort’s six-day medical mission in Castries, Saint Lucia, Sept. 25, 2019. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national healthcare systems, including those strained by an increase in cross-border migrants. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dedrick Johnson)
Date Taken: | 09.25.2019 |
Date Posted: | 09.26.2019 11:45 |
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