As part of the parallel humanitarian activities of the combined Moroccan-American exercise “African Lion 2021”, which is being held under the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Chief and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) , a field medico-surgical hospital has been deployed in the commune of Amlen near Tafraout (Tiznit province).
Mobilizing medical teams made up of doctors and nurses from the FAR and the American Army, this hospital provides medical and surgical services for the benefit of the local populations of the region.
In a statement to MAP, Colonel Salah Azzarraa, detachment chief of FAR personnel at the Amlen field hospital, indicated that this action, which will continue until June 18, mobilizes specialized technical staff and significant logistical resources, noting that this hospital includes an operating theater and a medical analysis laboratory, as well as a digital radiography and ultrasound unit in addition to a medical sterilization unit.
With a capacity of 30 beds, this field hospital with a multidisciplinary medical staff composed of 44 doctors and 51 nurses, provides in strict compliance with anti-coronavirus measures, services in several specialties including, general surgery, gynecology. , pediatrics, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology ENT medicine and dentistry, added Colonel Azzarraa, stressing that the drugs are offered free to patients as well as corrective glasses.
Operational since June 7, this hospital has so far provided 10,000 services for the benefit of 3,000 patients.
For his part, Nikole Ligéa, sergeant in the American army affirmed that “we are working with the Moroccans in this humanitarian mission. We work especially with women and children to provide them with educational medicine in order to guarantee a healthy life ”.
“We are very proud of the cooperation with the Moroccan Army,” she added.
The 17th combined Moroccan-American exercise “African Lion 2021” will continue until June 18, 2021 in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan-Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, involving thousands of multinational militaries and a very large number of land, air and sea equipment.
In addition to the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco, this exercise has the participation of Great Britain, Brazil, Canada, Tunisia, Senegal, the Netherlands, Italy as well as the ‘Atlantic Alliance, in addition to military observers from around thirty countries representing Africa, Europe and America.
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