Keywords: US Navy 060611-N-1577S-069 Patients wait to have their prescription filled during a medical and dental civic action program.jpg en Tawi Tawi Philippines June 11 2006 - Patients wait to have their prescription filled during a medical and dental civic action program in Tawi Tawi The U S Military Sealift Command MSC Hospital Ship USNS Mercy T-AH 19 is on a five-month deployment to South Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands The medical crew aboard Mercy will provide general and ophthalmology surgery basic medical evaluation and treatment preventive medicine treatment dental screenings and treatment optometry screenings eyewear distribution public health training and veterinary services as requested by the host nations Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team that can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crew many of whom are part of nongovernmental organizations that have significant medical capabilities U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F Sosa RELEASED 2006-06-11 060611-N-1577S-069 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 36001 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F Sosa PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Tawi-Tawi Philippines Aboard USNS Mercy T-AH-19 |