Project Handclasp STP

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Project Handclasp STP

• Based on request from Sao Tome and Principe
  President (May 07), Project Handclasp identified
  donors for 49 pallets of hospital
  equipment-valued at over 100,000

• Donated items from Mission Outreach included
• hospital beds and mattresses
• hospital grade infant cribs
• bedside tables and medical carts
• medical supplies including x-ray view boxes,
  scales, walkers
  

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Project Handclasp STP

• Multi-national Africa Partnership Station Team
  along with Soldiers from the local military
  unloaded, cleaned, delivered and helped set-up
  the donated items

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• Recognition ceremony held at the hospital to
  commemorate the donation of these goods  

• Key Participants
• U.S. Ambassador Reddick
• Minister of Health-Dr. Carvalho
• Cmdt of the Coast Guard-LtCol Lima
• Commander-Commodore Nowell
• Portuguese DATT-CAPT Facada

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• Opportunity to tour hospital facilities with
  Minister Carvalho
  
• listened to his concerns and desires for future
  assistance
  

• Hope is that through donations, like Project
  Handclasp, they can build needed capacity