U.S. Embassy and Africa Partnership Station Host Media Day in Tema - March 13, 2008
On March 13, 2008 twenty members of the Ghanaian media toured the U.S. Navy’s high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) and Project HOPE training sites in the Tema area. Project HOPE and HSV 2 Swift are part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), a
Among the activities supported by Swift and witnessed by the journalists was the delivery of more than $1 million worth of medical supplies from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), a private voluntary organization that is providing medical education and outreach alongside military medical professionals. The materials included vaccines and medicines for the Manhean clinic in Tema, and equipment for a military and civilian medical clinic being constructed by U.S. Navy Seabees and Ghanaian Army engineers.
Media visited the Manhean Clinic and observed a variety of Project HOPE services, including pediatric and adult primary care, basic dental care, and learned about nurse training, midwifery, and veterinary care being conducted through the APS program. In addition to these interactions, media toured the Swift with Commanding Officer Charles Rock, who introduced the media to all aspects of Swift’s capabilities. The media met with members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), who were onboard the Swift for at-sea training of scientists and researchers from the
Participating media houses included Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, Ghana News Agency, Daily Dispatch, Ghanaian Observer, Accra Daily Mail, Sunday World, Daily Guide, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, TV3, GTV, Choice FM, and Oman FM, representing print, radio and television media that covers the entire country and wire services.