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Bujumbura, Burundi – The Burundi National Defense Force, in partnership with U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), the 44th Medical Brigade and 39th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, are hosting a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) at the L’Hopital Militaire Kamenge in Bujumbura, April, 8-26, 2024.
This is the second of eight MEDREXs scheduled for the African continent in fiscal year 2024 by the SSETAF-AF, which will include a second MEDREX in Burundi slated for mid-July. SETAF-AF coordinates each MEDREX with African militaries and U.S.-based military medical providers in order to enhance the medical capabilities of the participants.
“On behalf of the United States Embassy, I would like to thank [the Burundi National Defense Force] for allowing us to partner with them for this important medical exercise,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ryan Howry, U.S. Embassy defense attaché, during the opening ceremony. “This is a true exchange of medical practices and last year when we did this, the teams learned significantly from each other and had a wonderful time.”
During the three-week exercise, the teams of U.S. and Burundi military medical professionals will collaborate while working shoulder to shoulder to provide care to patients in the community. They will offer a wide range of medical services, from general surgery, anesthesiology and operating room procedures to obstetrics and gynecology, emergency room care and bio engineering equipment repair.
The 20-person U.S. Army medical team is comprised of doctors, nurses, medics and bio equipment technicians from units across the United States.
This bi-lateral exercise will allow the U.S. and Burundi military teams to exchange medical techniques and procedures that build and strengthen treatment capabilities resulting in a ready medical force and strengthened relationships between the partners.
| Date Taken: | 04.08.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 04.12.2024 05:33 |
| Story ID: | 468357 |
| Location: | BUJUMBURA, BI |
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