Pacific Partnership 2012 Moves from Indonesia to Philippines
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy sails through the remote islands to the Northeast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on June 12.The Mercy had just left Sangihe i, one of several islands in North Sulawesi that Pacific Partnership 2012 visited. Photo by Kristopher Radder
Pacific Partnership 2012 arrived in Samar, the Philippines today after completing a successful humanitarian mission in Indonesia. PP 2012 consists of the hospital ship USNS Mercy, scores of U.S. military volunteers, troops from other militaries and personnel from many non-governmental organizations. The 2012 version of this annual event has wrapped up a visit to Indonesia and moved on to the second of four host nations on its schedule. PP 2012 will have a total of eleven partner nations and two dozen non-governmental organizations participating at various times during the mission.
Phase One – Indonesia
> four partner nations joined the mission in Indonesia, Australia, Canada, France and Malaysia
> seven non-governmental organizations participated, Hope Worldwide, Johns Hopkins University, Latter Day Saint Charities, Project Hope, University of Hawaii, UCSD Pre-Dental Society and World Vets.
> 37,403 pounds of donations were delivered from Project Handclasp and Latter Day Saint Charities
Leading Seaman Rachelle Johnson of the Royal Australian Navy shares a laugh with local Indonesian women at a medical civic action project site on Sangihe. Photo by Kristopher Radder.
Civic Action
> four engineering projects in two villages in the Talaud islands
> 30 Seabees, 12 Australian Defense Force, and 20 Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian army)
> new emergency care building, pharmacy, clinic renovations and school water and sanitation improvements
> 4,600 hours in peer to peer contacts and training in seismic construction, seismic assessment and water resource engineering
Medical Activities
> 8,324 patients seen both on Mercy and at various medical engagements in the region
> 2,600 adults and 1,074 children medically evaluated
> 3,721 eye exams with 4,312 prescription eye glasses dispensed and 7,373 pairs of sunglasses
> 926 dental exams and 1,470 teeth pulled
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeremy Dominguez comforts 4-year-old Fabio Pakas, who received a hernia repair operation during surgery services aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy as part of Pacific Partnership 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Laurie Dexter.
> 191 surgeries including a USNS Mercy record 26 surgeries on June 12.
> 99 pieces of medical equipment repaired
> 22,000 contact hours in peer to peer contacts and training
Veterinary Activities
> 2,351 animals seen and 2,080 vaccinations given, with rabies being the primary vaccine
U.S Army Capt. Shannon McLean and World Vets volunteer veterinarian Helle Hydeskov examine a baby goat’s leg as part of a veterinary civic action project in Sangihe, Indonesia. Photo by Camelia Montoy.
> 1,146 contact hours in peer to peer contacts and training
Pacific Partnership 2012 will be spending June 18-30 in the Republic of the Philippines before moving on to visits in the host nations of Vietnam and Cambodia. USNS Mercy will be anchored offshore Samar as teams fan out to communities in the northern and western areas of the island. As the Inquirer reports, Japan has sent an amphibious ship and personnel to participate in this phase of the mission. The Japanese will be assisting in medical engagements as well as using their ship’s small craft to move personnel to and from Mercy.
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What a wonderful journal to keep up with the Mercy with! With letters and phone calls far between, being able to login means everything. I especially like to know where in the world you are at a given time. If my daughter, HN3 Vermeulen, NoahBeth DFA/ADMIN gets this, the chickens are good and the eggs even better! Yeah Chickens! I love you dearly and miss you always! love, Mom