FREE HEALTH CAMP IN SAMPUR IN LINE WITH PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

Agroup of medical doctors of the Pacific Partnership-2018 conducted a free health campaign for the residents of the Sampur area at the Sampur Central College yesterday.

The team consisted of military medical officers from the US, Japan and other partner nations of the Pacific Partnership 2018 which kicked off in Trincomalee on April 25.

They arrived in Sri Lanka onboard the ship USNS Mercy, the world’s largest hospital ship which has a bed capacity of 1,000 and tall as a 10-storey building.

Lieutenant Commander Caroline Allison, who spearheaded the health camp at Sampur, said they have already held four other health camps in the Trincomalee area since they landed in Sri Lanka.

“In collaboration with medical officers of Sri Lanka, we are holding these health camps to treat the patients in the area. Dental, Ophthalmology and physiotherapy are some of the few areas through which we treat them. The peoples’ reception was overwhelming and we are happy that we were able to ease their pain,” she said. She said in their team they have officers from other partner nations such as Canada, Peru, Australia and Japan. Doctor Yasitha Weerasinghe of the Sri Lanka Navy, who has been with the Pacific Partnership team for several weeks, said the health camp was a success and even our medical officers could learn a lot from their counterparts of the Pacific Partnership. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana