US, Burundi military healthcare teams work together in the ICU
U.S. Army Capt. Michelle Smith, an emergency nurse (66T) assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, holds the hand of a Burundian patient while her fistula gets cleaned during the medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 22, 2024. MEDREX is a medical readiness exercise, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), enabling military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that enhance treatment capabilities and result in lasting relationships between the participants. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
