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March 9, 2007: United States Air force Medical Team Works With Congolese Counterparts to Treat Congolese Civilians

One thousand civilian patients, mainly children, benefited from medical care during the visit March 5-9 to Kinshasa of four U.S. Air Force medical officers.  The American personnel worked with Congolese military counterparts to deliver this care.  The Americans are from military units stationed in Europe, and include two pediatricians, one public health specialist and a medical technician.  With their Congolese counterparts at Camp Kokolo, the American doctors also exchanged information on:

• Disaster responses;
• Basic field deployment medicine, triage, transporting patients;
• Pre-deployment preparation;
• Infectious disease surveillance, field sanitation and hygiene; and
• Clinical pediatrics.

An important component of programs such as this one is to demonstrate the role of the military in service to the civilian population.