The Inquirer (Monrovia)
Morrison O.G. Sayon
27 March 2008
Several crewmembers on board the U.S. Navy High Speed Vessel (HSV 2), which, arrived in Liberia last week, have begun rendering humanitarian services in that tiny West African state.
The ship is in port and operating off the coast nearby in support of a variety of activities designed to benefit the people of Liberia. With a group of twenty civilians and military medical professionals on board the U.S. Navy Ship, Liberian military and health practitioners are benefiting from various kinds of training.
Doctors from project HOPE are also providing medical treatment to animals in Liberia including vaccinating the animals against various medications to the animals. Dr. Brian Smith, a U.S. Navy Veterinary, told newsmen that the vaccine is intended to protect the animals against rabies for a period of one year.
Dr. Smith said the African Partnership Station; a multi-national effort with a combined staff representing navies of ten European, African and North American Countries is going around and carrying out training in ten West African Countries.
Other crewmembers on board Swift have also begun minor repair works on selected schools in the country. Those who are participating in the educational projects at selected schools in Monrovia include U.S. Marines and members of the non-governmental organization project HOPE.
The group recently commenced work on the D. Tweh Memorial High School in the borough of New Kru Town, a suburb of Monrovia. The U.S. Marines and civilian volunteers are sweeping, cleaning and painting every part of the D. Tweh High School.
The U.S. Navy crew are basically focus on the delivery of medical and hygiene supplies to various clinics and schools in Monrovia and its environs from sea base command. The supplies and equipment brought in by Swift is been moved from ship to ship and ship to shore, the first off its kind used to improve Navy Lighterage system.
"Swift is in the region taking part in Africa Partnership Station (APS), a United States efforts to support regional maritime security and safety in the Gulf of Guinea, while increasing African maritime capabilities and capacity," Chief Joson Morris a military member on board the ship disclosed.
He said Africa Partnership Station is in the region of Africa to address common threats of illegal fishing, smuggling and human trafficking.
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