MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 9: Healthcare teams of the US Army’s 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) increased the frequency of ‘outreach missions’ to remote villages in the AJK to provide help to people suffering from various ailments due to harsh weather. A US military’s medical team conducted such a mission in the Gojra village and treated students of three government schools there.

The medical teams assessed the health of the children of the earhtquake affected village. They also inoculated children against potential seasonal diseases.

“I have derived a great deal of personal satisfaction from these missions,” said Lieut-Col David West, chief of preventive medicine.

“By conducting these outreach missions we have been able to help many people affected by the earthquake while ensuring that the children we treat will benefit from these vaccinations for many decades.”

Since arriving in November, the Medical Outreach Teams have conducted over 50 humanitarian missions, treating well over 4,000 patients. The outreach teams from the 212th MASH conducted missions in areas as far as Balakot and Murree.

“The people of AJK have been the most kind and hospitable people that I have ever had the honour to work with,” said Lt-Col West.— APP