Photo By Spc. Jazz Burney | Members of the Wynot City Council stand by a newly purchased generator, Jan. 22, that...... read more read more
By the Multi-National Division – North
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq –The Wynot Health Clinic operates 24 hours a day to provide health care for local citizens, thanks to a generator provided by the Wynot City Council and coalition forces, Jan 22.
"We want to thank the coalition forces for helping us keep this health clinic running for the people of Wynot," said Atia Ibraheem, Wynot City Council member. "By helping us provide the electrical power necessary to run the clinic, this creates a benefit for the people and the future of Wynot."
In the past, the health clinic usually had electricity for only a few hours a day because reliable 24-hour power is not yet available for the entire area. With the new generator, the clinic now runs on continuous power.
"With this new source of power, we will be able to continue providing effective health care for the people of Wynot," said Dr. Wahab Mustafa, Wynot Health Clinic.
Capt. Ryan Nacin, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, and Navy Lt. Colin Gandy, civil affairs officer, 490th Civil Affairs Bn., worked with the Government of Iraq and the Wynot City Council to purchase the generator.
"This is a great day for Wynot -- the city council has worked very hard for several weeks to get this project off the ground, and with this new addition of the generator to the operations of the health clinic, the city council is doing an excellent job for its people," Nacin said.
The clinic has operated for more than 54 years and provides daily immunizations and vaccinations, checkups for diseases, medicine and emergency aid to the communities of Owja, Tarabla and Al Qador near Tikrit.
A national plan is in progress to provide adequate electricity for all the citizens of Salah ad-Din province within the next three to five years.
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 02.10.2009 14:45 |
| Story ID: | 29868 |
| Location: | TIKRIT, IQ |
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