For the remote towns of Chacalapa and Guadalupe Carney, located on the northern department of Colon, quality of life is poor due to the lack of medical services, education and other basic needs.
Aware of the growing problems in these areas, Honduran military officials conducted a recent two-day Medical and Civic Assistance Program or MEDCAP mission in Chacalapa and Guadalupe Carney while working with a group of U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers in order to improve the quality of life for these respective citizens.
During the event, dozens of Honduran soldiers, military and civilian medical doctors, with the assistance of U.S. CA Soldiers assigned to Company B, 98th Battalion, 95th CA Brigade (Airborne), currently under the operational control of Special Operations Command-South (SOCSOUTH), provided free medical care to more than 5,000 Honduran citizens during the two-day MEDCAP.
“We are here to provide general medical screenings, orthodontic services, distribute free medicine, and provide other basic needs during this mission,” said Honduran Col. Wilfredo Efruhin Oliva, the director of Plans and Civil Affairs for the Estado Mayor Conjunto in Tegucigalpa. “We are here to bring some solutions to some of the health problems in this community and show the people we care about them.”
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