| KHOST, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2006 — Afghan and coalition medical personnel treated hundreds of people and animals during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to the village of Kaskai Kalay Feb. 15.
"[Medical Civil Action Programs] and humanitarian assistance are extremely important to the people of Afghanistan. Providing medical care to the people and their livestock ensures they’re on the right track to help this country improve its living conditions."
U.S. Army Maj. Cheri Schoenberger |
The Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team sent 16 medical personnel and interpreters for the program. They worked alongside three Afghan doctors who volunteered to work with the team.
The medical personnel treated 135 children, 89 women and young girls and 101 men with various ailments. A dentist treated 22 patients, and a veterinarian cared for six cows, 137 goats and 16 donkeys.
“[Medical Civil Action Programs] and humanitarian assistance are extremely important to the people of Afghanistan,” said U.S. Army Maj. Cheri Schoenberger, chief of cooperative medical assistance and humanitarian-civic assistance for the coalition’s Combined Joint Task Force–76. “Providing medical care to the people and their livestock ensures they’re on the right track to help this country improve its living conditions.”
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