This years Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) at the 37 Military Hospital which is part of the ongoing African Lion Military Exercise by the US has been described as a huge success.
The Exercise, African Lion, is the U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint, combined exercise, demonstrating the shared commitment to regional stability in North and West Africa and is being hosted across Ghana, Morocco, and Tunisia.
The Medical Readiness Training (MEDRETE) is a combined effort between the GAF and partner forces spending time in medical facilities to conduct surgeries and other medical services while sharing best practices for treatment of ailments.
The Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) is part of Exercise African Lion 2023.
The four week program is the US Africa Commands largest annual joint exercise with about 8000 personnel drawn from twenty countries.
Taking a tour at some surgical and maternity wards at the 37 military hospital, Major General Todd Wasmund who is the Commander US Army Southeastern Europe Task Force – Africa expressed satisfaction with the level of training and due diligence exhibited by the trainees.
“So I am thoroughly impressed about what I have seen today at the hospital. A five hundred beds teaching hospital making the most of the resources available, giving confidence to patients,caring for patients and helping them to heal and doing that with the spirit of giving and selflessness and it is really refreshing to see and I am absolutely impressed with everything I have seen at the hospital. ” he said.
Major General Todd Wasmund was hopeful that the cooperation between the two countries will continue to yield positive results going forward.
“What we hope to achieve with this year’s MEDRETE is to continue to learn best practices and to exchange best ideas and strengthen our relationship and continue to build on the future” he noted.
Commander James Aggrey Orleans who is an orthopedic and trauma surgeon at 37 military hospital and also the point of contact for the MEDREX program said the collaboration has been mutually beneficial to both countries.
“So in the interest of best practices they learn how to function in an obstere environment and we learn some advanced practices from them so it’s mutually beneficial ” he noted.
Both the US Command and GAF believe working together strengthens cooperation between partner forces while providing valuable medical services to the local public.
