A nine-person team of United States Air Force (USAF) medics, working alongside colleagues in the Sri Lankan armed forces, recently completed a medical/dental humanitarian assistance mission that benefited civilians living in the recently-liberated eastern region of Sri Lanka. The bilateral engagement took place from 3-10 September 2007. The USAF team, comprised of a four-person dental team and five-person medical team, worked side-by-side with medics representing the Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as local civilian medical personnel. Over four days in Kappalthurai, Echilanpattu and Vakarai, the team treated more than 1,900 patients, addressing the health needs of a population recovering from the December 2004 tsunami and separatist conflict. The dental team completed over 200 extractions of non-viable teeth.
"The bilateral humanitarian assistance project was a significant collaboration that benefited many needy civilians in the East," said U.S. Ambassador Robert O. Blake.
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