As part of Operation "Sustainable Promise", the United States Hospital Ship USNS Comfort will carry out a humanitarian mission in Haiti from December 11 to 17, 2022 hhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38260-haiti-health-upcoming-arrival-in-haiti-of-the-usns-comfort-hospital-ship.html . This will be the 12th "Sustainable Promise" mission conducted in the Caribbean, Central America and South America and the 6th in Haiti. The last mission in Haiti dates from 2019 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29184-haiti-health-the-us-hospital-ship-usns-comfort-has-arrived.html

Unfortunately, according to last hour information dated Thursday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m., from Dr. Angello Duvelson Departmental Director of Health of Grand'Anse (DSGA) "Due to last hour obstacles notified by the crew of the ship USNS COMFORT, the Sanitary Department of Grand'Anse informs that unfortunately there will be no more surgeries during this mission.

Therefore, the Head of Mission informed that American doctors will be able to work for 4 days (instead of 3) to be able to receive more patients.

The medical services available will include : family medicine, preventive medicine, dental examinations and treatments, ophthalmology, pediatrics, dermatology, women's health, etc...

The Grand'Anse Health Department apologizes, particularly to the patients who came on Saturday, December 10, to be examined in Jérémie, at the triage center for surgery, before their admission [...]"

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38260-haiti-health-upcoming-arrival-in-haiti-of-the-usns-comfort-hospital-ship.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29244-haiti-humanitarian-end-of-mission-in-haiti-hospital-ship-usns-comfort.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29184-haiti-health-the-us-hospital-ship-usns-comfort-has-arrived.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29145-haiti-health-mission-in-haiti-of-the-hospital-ship-of-the-united-states-navy.html

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