MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-eight more Filipinos are were found in safe condition following last week’s powerful earthquake that struck Haiti, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
As this developed, Philippine Ambassador to Cuba, Macarthur Corsino and Vice Consul Jason Anasarias arrived in Haiti and are now coordinating with authorities to assist affected members of the Filipino community.
According to Corsino, many Filipinos would like to be repatriated to Manila. The ambassador was tasked to present a plan of action for the repatriation of Filipinos willing to return to Manila, as well as oversee the relief operations there.
Upon their arrival in Haiti, Corsino and Anasarias immediately established a task force which would assess the condition of Filipinos, ensure that food, water, shelter and medical supplies are available to them.
The Filipinos are grouped together in 4 “evacuation centers” — in Laplian, Delmas 31, Delmas 41/56, and Petionville. They have food and water supply, said the DFA.
The task force is set to visit other Filipino community groups in Haiti in the coming days to ascertain their condition.
Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Esteban Conejos is reportedly in talks with Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito Roque on the possibility of securing a chartered plane to fly the Filipinos home.
The DFA earlier said that 165 out of approximately 290 Filipino community members in Haiti were found to be safe and in good condition. The number does not include the 172 members of the Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent.
4 still trapped
As of latest, there are 2 Filipino peacekeepers trapped in the collapsed headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and 2 Filipinas inside the Caribbean Supermarket.
Aside from the 4, the Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent and Filipino community leaders are not aware of other Filipinos still trapped or otherwise injured, the DFA added.
On Tuesday, the body of Filipino Navy Petty Officer Pearlie Panangui was recovered from the collapsed Christopher Hotel, bringing the total number of confirmed Filipino fatalities to 2.
Earlier, the DFA said that the body of Jerome Yap, a UN staff member, was recovered Monday.
Filipino community leader Tony Duran provided the task force the list of the 28 Filipinos.
The 28 Filipinos are as follows:
1. Benitez, Maria Liza
2. Bugayong, Paul
3. Buhayo Freddie R.
4. Buhayou Nelson S.
5. Buhayo, Ramon S.
6. Carvajal, Lucera
7. Cruz, Jovito
8. Duran, Adrian
9. Duran, Camilo
10. Ferdinand, Norluiz
11. Gevana, Danny
12. Labayen, Mary Grace
13. Laqueyun, Asley
14. Lazatin, Marlene
15. Lazatin, Michael
16. Marte, Emily
17. Mendez, Benito
18. Papasin, Rickson
19. Pastor, Ditas
20. Perez, Emmanuel
21. Pierre, Maria Teresa
22. Pretilla, Roberto
23. Rodriguez, Marivic
24. Torrizo, Rosalia
25. Torrizo, Victor
26. Villagracia, Art Raymond
27. Villagracia, Bernadette
28. Villagracia, Rey
Source:abs-cbnnews.com/
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Showing posts with label AFB deploy to Haiti. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Travis AFB medics set to deploy to Haiti
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Fifty-eight medical staff assigned to the 60th Medical Group are set to provide medical and humanitarian relief to the earthquake ravaged nation of Haiti.
Personnel from the David Grant USAF Medical Center are bringing a 10-bed, completely portable "hospital in a box" known as an expeditionary medical support unit. The EMEDS will represent the first Air Force medical assets to be airlifted from Travis to Haiti.
Accompanying the EMEDS will be an elite three-member Critical Care Air Transportation Team - essentially a flying intensive care unit.
"Our time has come," said Col. (Dr.) Brian Hayes, the commander of the 60th Medical Group during remarks before the EMEDS team. "Years from now, when your family members will ask you what you did in the Air Force, I'm sure this will be one of the most memorable events in your lives and medical careers that you will look back on and tell your story."
The mission of an EMEDS team, which includes physicians, nurses, and a variety of medical technicians, is to rapidly deploy and provide forward stabilization, primary care, and dental services to support a population-at-risk of 3,000 to 5,000 people. The EMEDS+10 package and personnel being airlifted to Haiti are capable of providing medical and dental care for seven days in an austere environment without re-supply.
Critical Care Air Transport Teams assist in carrying out the mission of the Air Force's aeromedical evacuation system, which includes air transport of patients under medical supervision while delivering optimal care.
Once deployed, the CCATTs are a limited, rapidly-deployable resource available in selected situations to supplement the aeromedical system. They are engaged after a patient has received essential, stabilizing care by supported ground medical support personnel. CCATTs are able to continuously monitor and maintain stabilization of critically ill/injured/burned patients during patient movement activities in either an inter- or intra-theater aeromedical mission support role.
"Since we heard the first news reports coming out of Haiti, the 60th Medical Group has been planning and preparing for an official tasking," said Col. John Mansfield, the deputy commander of the 60th Medical Group. "In fact, our medical readiness unit here at DGMC did an outstanding job in getting a team assembled and medically prepared to deploy within a 12-hour timeframe."
The 10 beds in the EMEDS will provide complex medical and surgical inpatient capability consistent with the in-country evacuation policy, as determined by the on-scene commander. The core infrastructure provides additional ancillary support, medical equipment maintenance and facility management, although blood storage, collection and transfusion capability is limited.
An additional 25 personnel from DGMC are prepared to augment the initial EMEDS team after deployment. When combined, the 83-member staff can provide medical care for a 25-bed hospital capable of supporting 5,000 to 6,500 Haitian refugees.
"The surgeon general of the Air Force has called upon us to do a job, and we will not let him down," said Colonel Mansfield. "He is excited for us and wishes he could deploy with us to support a foreign nation that has suffered a major disaster. Our country and our leadership has put their faith in our ability to be ready. It's about saving lives ... that's our job."
Source:af.mil/
Personnel from the David Grant USAF Medical Center are bringing a 10-bed, completely portable "hospital in a box" known as an expeditionary medical support unit. The EMEDS will represent the first Air Force medical assets to be airlifted from Travis to Haiti.
Accompanying the EMEDS will be an elite three-member Critical Care Air Transportation Team - essentially a flying intensive care unit.
"Our time has come," said Col. (Dr.) Brian Hayes, the commander of the 60th Medical Group during remarks before the EMEDS team. "Years from now, when your family members will ask you what you did in the Air Force, I'm sure this will be one of the most memorable events in your lives and medical careers that you will look back on and tell your story."
The mission of an EMEDS team, which includes physicians, nurses, and a variety of medical technicians, is to rapidly deploy and provide forward stabilization, primary care, and dental services to support a population-at-risk of 3,000 to 5,000 people. The EMEDS+10 package and personnel being airlifted to Haiti are capable of providing medical and dental care for seven days in an austere environment without re-supply.
Critical Care Air Transport Teams assist in carrying out the mission of the Air Force's aeromedical evacuation system, which includes air transport of patients under medical supervision while delivering optimal care.
Once deployed, the CCATTs are a limited, rapidly-deployable resource available in selected situations to supplement the aeromedical system. They are engaged after a patient has received essential, stabilizing care by supported ground medical support personnel. CCATTs are able to continuously monitor and maintain stabilization of critically ill/injured/burned patients during patient movement activities in either an inter- or intra-theater aeromedical mission support role.
"Since we heard the first news reports coming out of Haiti, the 60th Medical Group has been planning and preparing for an official tasking," said Col. John Mansfield, the deputy commander of the 60th Medical Group. "In fact, our medical readiness unit here at DGMC did an outstanding job in getting a team assembled and medically prepared to deploy within a 12-hour timeframe."
The 10 beds in the EMEDS will provide complex medical and surgical inpatient capability consistent with the in-country evacuation policy, as determined by the on-scene commander. The core infrastructure provides additional ancillary support, medical equipment maintenance and facility management, although blood storage, collection and transfusion capability is limited.
An additional 25 personnel from DGMC are prepared to augment the initial EMEDS team after deployment. When combined, the 83-member staff can provide medical care for a 25-bed hospital capable of supporting 5,000 to 6,500 Haitian refugees.
"The surgeon general of the Air Force has called upon us to do a job, and we will not let him down," said Colonel Mansfield. "He is excited for us and wishes he could deploy with us to support a foreign nation that has suffered a major disaster. Our country and our leadership has put their faith in our ability to be ready. It's about saving lives ... that's our job."
Source:af.mil/
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