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if smiles are the gold medal flag

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11 is the means when it's all said and

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done , this is what it's all about .

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This is what makes it worthwhile med

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flag is an annual bilateral military

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medical exercise a partnership event

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that brings together people who care

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with people and animals who need their

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care . This is perfect . This is great

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hosted by the Republic of Ghana and

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sponsored by U . S . Army Africa . This

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10 day event serves as an instructive

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backdrop for the more than 200 medical

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experts from the U . S . And Canadian

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military as well as Ghana's National

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Disaster Management Organization , a

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West African nation . Ghana is the

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first sub Saharan country to gain

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independence known for blending . It's

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tribal influences with the stimulus of

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modern times . Ghana is considered

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prosperous and stable . Both factors

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are on display with collaborative

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classroom training aimed at increasing

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interoperability . But outside the city ,

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in remote and rural townships getting

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worse . This is the main event . That's

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where the academics that we've had all

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week teaching back and forth has very

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much played a role . The clinics are

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simple , seriously austere . The people

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are unfailingly patient free medical

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care is hard to come by . What's

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offered is basic , the

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education is priceless . Ghana has five

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major tribes and 10 geographical

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regions . Each one with its own dialect

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and traditions which can bump up

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against modern medical diagnosis . This

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man says the sore on his leg is the

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result of bad juju for the docks . It's

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a cultural balance right now , we can't

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tell if it's diabetes or hypertension .

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You can't really tell him it is this

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and I'm going to cure it because if you

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do that and then it doesn't go away .

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You're never going to trust you . On

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the US side , the soldiers represent

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active duty and National Guard . Almost

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all have combat experience . Initially

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it's kind of uneasy because we used to

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deploy , you know with our weapons and

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so now we get to walk around and not ,

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you know , not have to display any any

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use of force which makes life a little

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easier . Med flags are basically feel

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good missions that take a lot of hard

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work , long hours and tons of detail .

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We're going to work with another

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military force . See what they're doing ,

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how they do it . I think it's pretty

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med flag 11 established one day clinics

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in three sites . Each one set to give

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the best medical care possible to as

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many people as they can in the process .

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Give hands on insight into doctorate

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from both sides . If we can leave here

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with a little bit more information from

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each other . But this is what makes it

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worthwhile Gil Mccabe Ghana