Humanitarian Aid

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Press Release

United States turns over C-130H to Botswana Defence Force

12:00 AM6/27/2024

U.S. Ambassador Howard A. Van Vranken, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, and U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, participated in the official transfer of a former U.S. military C-130 Hercules aircraft to the Botswana Defence Force in a significant step towards enhancing Botswana's defense capabilities.

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African Chiefs of Defense Conference Concludes in Botswana

12:00 AM6/25/2024

Senior military representatives from 34 countries met in Gaborone, Botswana for the African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD) to discuss security and partnership on the African continent, June 24-26.

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Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19

2:29 PM8/19/2021

Algerian and American officials inaugurated a U.S.-donated state-of-the-art field hospital near Blida, Algeria, Aug. 11, to help the nation fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. The field hospital will serve Algeria’s civilian population and is equipped with a negative pressure isolation system specifically designed to treat patients with infectious diseases.

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Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19

2:29 PM8/19/2021

Algerian and American officials inaugurated a U.S.-donated state-of-the-art field hospital near Blida, Algeria, Aug. 11, to help the nation fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. The field hospital will serve Algeria’s civilian population and is equipped with a negative pressure isolation system specifically designed to treat patients with infectious diseases.

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Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19

2:20 PM8/19/2021

The field hospital, showcased Aug. 11, 2021, will serve Algeria’s civilian population and is equipped with a negative pressure isolation system specifically designed to treat patients with infectious diseases.

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Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19

2:11 PM8/19/2021

Algerian and American officials inaugurated a U.S.-donated state-of-the-art field hospital near Blida, Algeria, Aug. 11, to help the nation fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the country.

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U.S. Airmen begin African Lion humanitarian efforts

2:50 PM6/14/2021

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kate Ovington, a physician assistant with the 113th Medical Group, performs an examination at the military field hospital on June 7, 2021 in Tafraoute, Morocco during African Lion 2021. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is multi-domain, null-component, and multinational exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Annie Edwards).

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U.S. Airmen begin African Lion humanitarian efforts

2:30 PM6/14/2021

Utah Air National Guard and active duty airmen have partnered with the Moroccan military to provide medical care at a surgical field hospital set up for humanitarian civic assistance during African Lion 2021.

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AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

4:22 PM11/23/2020

In addition to providing the control officer for the project, the Massachusetts National Guardsman will also assist in providing medical expertise post-COVID response when the Mobile Field Hospital is deployed to other areas.

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:10 PM11/18/2020

The hospital can operate autonomously and is equipped with eight air conditioning units equipped with high efficiency particulate air filtration and ultraviolet light scrubber systems to control infections.

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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020

The latest donation completes a $100 million Namibian dollars ($6.71 million US) donation of medical equipment to Namibia announced this spring.

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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

10:35 AM10/20/2020

The PPE donation includes: 8,000 surgical masks, 8,600 N-95 respirator masks, 4,500 examination gloves, 7,000 hand sanitizer bottles, and over 200 containers of chlorine disinfectant supplies.

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Medical supplies, PPE support Ghana Armed Forces’ COVID-19 treatment center

2:37 PM7/20/2020

The PPE donation is a follow-up to the donation of two state of the art Level II Field Hospitals to the Ghana Armed Forces Feb. 4 on behalf of the U.S.

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CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19

11:19 AM6/29/2020

Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), delivered approximately $9,400 worth of hospital beds to the Djibouti Ministry of Health during a ceremony at the Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25.

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Foreign Humanitarian Assistance

1:51 PM6/28/2019

Foreign Humanitarian Assistance programs represent a series of security cooperation activities that support partner nations' provision of essential services while addressing a humanitarian need and promoting regional stability and security.

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