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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), joined the Honorable Mr. Jonathan Pratt, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, and Dr. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, ministre de la Santé de Djibouti, to speak at the opening of the expansion of Djibouti’s Ministry of Health’s PK12 Field Hospital in Balbala, Djibouti, July 20, 2022.
Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health, U.S. Embassy development specialists, Civil Affairs, and the service members of 319th Engineer Support Company successfully added a five-bed intensive care unit, and a 30-bed isolation facility with bathrooms, which doubles the capacity of the hospital.
“This is excellent work and enables medical professionals from civil affairs to conduct critical training with their counterparts from the Ministry of Health,” said Shawley. “We are privileged to help Djiboutians who have shown great initiative and progress.”
The 319th ESC continues the work of its predecessor, the 712th ESC, which recently returned to the United States after finishing their tour, culminating in the completion of 40 construction projects.
“I’m very proud of how hard the 319th Soldiers worked to help build the PK12 Field Hospital,” said U.S. Army Capt. Camden M. Schreiber, commander of the 319th ESC. “It’s a great asset I hope benefits the Djiboutian people for many years.”
The Djiboutian Minister of Health expressed his full satisfaction and gratitude for receiving the latest medical equipment and the expansion of the PK12 field hospital. He emphasized that this donation from the U.S. Army to the Djiboutian government came at the right time, because currently beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, the Djiboutian health authorities are facing a measles epidemic in the north of the country. Therefore, the equipment received and the expansion of the mobile hospital will be used in the most effective way possible.
The U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti spoke at length about the many aspects of the partnership between the U.S. and Djibouti, "We are proud to work side by side, every day, with our Djiboutian partners and colleagues to ensure that our contributions to health care, job creation, education, and security are working for the benefit of all Djiboutians."
Ambassador Pratt mentioned the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding to train Djiboutians to secure jobs, to help businesses and individuals recover from the effects of COVID, and to provide access to COVID vaccines throughout the country. He concluded by saying the U.S. is fortunate to have Djibouti as a partner in our shared goal of security and stability.
| Date Taken: | 07.20.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2022 01:27 |
| Story ID: | 425804 |
| Location: | CAMP LEMMONIER , DJ |
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