Army Reserve Soldiers Provide Medical Care to Thousands of Ugandans [Image 39 of 48]

KITGUM, UGANDA

10.20.2009

Photo by Maj. Corey Schultz 

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Local residents wait to see a health care provider; some came by foot from as far as 12 kilometers (about 7 miles), and one 19-year-old expectant mother walked six miles –and gave birth 90 minutes later. As part of a U.S. Army Africa exercise, Natural Fire 10, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7225th Medical Support Unit, Greenville, S.C., and the 629th Forward Surgical Team of Columbus, Ohio, worked side-by-side with Ugandan and Tanzanian providers as well as U.S. Navy dentists to treat over 700 local residents per day, 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: 216833
• VIRIN: 091020-A-2518S-118
• Resolution: 2288x1800
• Size: 501.57 KB
• Location: KITGUM, UG