US Southern Command donates US$1.1m field hospital

Inside the field hospital (Office of the Prime Minister photo)

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday received equipment from the US worth over US$1 million to boost the agency’s ability to respond to disasters.

A release yesterday from the Office of the Prime Minister said that Prime Minister  Mark Phillips, who is performing the functions of President, attended a handing over ceremony of a US$1.124 million deployable multi-purpose field hospital, facilitated through the United States Government – Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) to the Civil Defence Commission, at Playfield, Base Camp Ayanganna.