By Air Force 1st Lt. Omar Villarreal
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Public Affairs
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti — Nearly a year after the project started, the people of Baytal al-Qudhi and the surrounding community of more than 65,000 have a new clinic to treat their medical emergencies.
U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen Johnson, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa chief of staff, joined Dr. Nabeel Khoury, chargé for the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Mohammed Al-Ansi, the under secretary of the governor of Taiz, two local religious leaders and about 200 villagers Wednesday to dedicate the $220,000 CJTF - HOA sponsored clinic.
The clinic, which sits on top of a nearly 2,500-meter mountain, received new latrines and plumbing, a new electrical system, a water storage unit and new rooms for in-patient care. {Clickon image for details}
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