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On Monday, the Military Liaison Office (MLO) of the U.S. Embassy donated $5M worth of equipment to the Ministry of Health and $55M Guyana dollars of supplies and equipment to the Civil Defence Commission.The items included two dozen hospital beds, with mattresses and bed tables, a dozen examination tables, and more than 1,000 medical utility kits. For the Civil Defence Commission,Deion Sanders Jersey, the items ranged from tents to generators,Kevin White Bears Jersey, from tools to refrigerators, from blankets to cots, and the list goes on.The CDC for disaster relief will manage these items,Rico Gathers Cowboys Jersey, along with the 15,000 emergency relief meals donated in August.Close collaboration with the Government of Guyana, the Guyana Defence Force,Jay Cutler Jersey, NGOs and health care providers on activities like New Horizons,Richard Dent Bears Jersey, Continuing Promise, and Southern Partnership has increased the partnership between the U.S. Embassy and the Guyanese Government.As a result, when the Military Liaison Office team learned of the availability of medical disaster and preparedness items,Emmitt Smith Jersey, it was well positioned to petition the U.S. Department of Defence to consider Guyana,Tony Dorsett Jersey, and was awarded these items for use here.“We come together today as partners in health. Over the past six years, we have been working together to create a stronger,Bill Bates Cowboys Jersey, sustainable health system in Guyana that will not only fight and win the battle against HIV/AIDS, but will also reinforce the efforts of Guyanese medical personnel in their daily duties,Dak Prescott Cowboys Jersey,” said US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Thomas Pierce during the presentation. |
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