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and right medical personnel from the

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armed forces of the Philippines and the

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U . S . Military worked together to

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launch the first medical Civil Action

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programme during this year's amphibious

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landing exercise or fib lex the med cap

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provides basic medical and dental care

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to the Philippine . Local nationals .

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The most important part of this med cap

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I'd say just getting getting these

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people treated for stuff that they

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either had no idea they had or just you

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know , even if it's as little as giving

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them some multivitamins to help out in

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the future , just help them out

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currently right now , in addition to

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treating various illnesses , the

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medical team is educating their

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patients in the hope of preventing

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future afflictions common to the area .

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Anything we stop now , we teach them

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how to wash their hands , how you know

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how to avoid doing gay and malaria and

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those things last a lifetime . These

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midcaps treat around 2000 people during

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each of these two day events . Marine

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corporal Chelsea Steinbrecher Hoffman

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turn at Republic of the Philippines .