U.S. Navy Ship To Provide A Week Of Clinics In Pohnpei
A team of health professionals from the United States Hospital Ship USNS Mercy will visit Pohnpei this month during the week of August 17-23, reports the U.S. Embassy in Kolonia.
The crew of the Mercy will be participating in Pacific Partnership 2008, a humanitarian civic assistance mission in the Western Pacific. The Pacific Partnership Team, working in close partnership with Pohnpei State Health Department colleagues, will conduct medical, optometry and dental community outreach clinics at four locations in municipalities on the main island of Pohnpei according to the following schedule:
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• On Thursday, August 21, at Sapwalap Elementary School in Madolenihmw Municipality.
• On Friday, August 22, at Nanpei Memorial High School in Kitti Municipality.
• On Saturday, August 23, at Sekere Elementary School in Sokehs Municipality.
Residents from any Pohnpei municipality who need primary clinical care from a doctor, dentist or optometrist are encouraged to attend the most convenient clinic between the hours of 8 and 5 pm on the dates indicated above. Patients who are screened and found to be in need of more serious health treatment, such as medical or surgical procedures, will be referred to the Pohnpei Department of Health Services for treatment, the Embassy said.
Since departing California on May 1, the Mercy has visited the Philippines, Vietnam, East Timor and Papua New Guinea under the banner of an initiative called Pacific Partnership 2008.
The Federated States of Micronesia will be the final port of call along the route of this historic journey. The staff and crew of 900 men and women include U.S. Navy medical personnel, U.S. Public Health Service workers, U.S. Navy Seabees and embarked members of the U.S. Army and Air Force. Partner nations that have contributed to this mission include Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Singapore, India, Indonesia and New Zealand. Also participating in the deployment are several non-governmental organizations that provide medical, dental, construction and other humanitarian services in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
