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Southcom Task Force Donates COVID-19 Supplies in Honduras

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U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force Bravo donated personal protective equipment and medications through Southcom's humanitarian assistance program to support the municipalities of Villa de San Antonio, La Paz, Ajuterique and Lejamani in Honduras.

A soldier and a civilian, both wearing face masks, unpack boxes of medical supplies.
Supply Boxes
Army Col. John Litchfield, Joint Task Force Bravo commander, unpacks medical supplies with Francisco Mendez, mayor of Lejamaní, a municipality in the department of Comayagua, Honduras, Aug. 11, 2020. The donation was part of four different deliveries to the departments of La Paz and Comayagua that included personal protective equipment and medical supplies provided under U.S. Southern Command’s humanitarian assistance program to aid local health professionals in the fight against COVID-19.
Photo By: Maria Pinel, Army
VIRIN: 200811-O-VI420-0061C

The donation included KN95 masks, gloves, gowns, booties, head covers, disinfecting supplies and medication to benefit the health care providers of the Roberto Suazo Cordova Hospital, a regional hospital that receives patients from all over La Paz. Donations were also provided to the emergency committees in the municipalities of Villa de San Antonio in the department of La Paz, and Ajuterique and Lejamani in the department of Comayagua for distribution to local health care clinics. The donations are valued at more than $52,000.

A man wearing a face mask, a white baseball cap, a T-shirt and jeans stands amid boxes of humanitarian aid supplies and speaks to the soldiers who delivered the items.
PPE Ceremony
Nelson Mendoza, mayor of Villa de San Antonio, a municipality in the department of La Paz, Honduras, speaks during a ceremony in which Joint Task Force-Bravo provided personal protective equipment for the municipality’s emergency committee, Aug. 11, 2020. The donation was part of four different deliveries to the departments of La Paz and Comayagua that included personal protective equipment and medical supplies, provided under U.S. Southern Command’s humanitarian assistance program to aid local health professionals in the fight against COVID-19.
Photo By: Maria Pinel, Army
VIRIN: 200811-O-VI420-0118C

The task force continuously works to build partnerships to foster security, stability and prosperity for Honduran citizens through a variety of missions, including personal protective equipment donations in response to COVID-19 throughout the country, officials said.

Army Col. John Litchfield, the new task force commander, personally delivered the donations to meet with local mayors, health care leaders and authorities and to underscore the task force's commitment to supporting its partners and hosts in this time of need.

A soldier and a civilian, both wearing face masks, pose for a photo as they hold a box.
PPE Pose
Army Col. John Litchfield, Joint Task Force Bravo commander, poses for a photo with Dr. Daniel Mairena, deputy director of the Roberto Suazo Cordova Hospital in La Paz, Honduras, Aug. 11, 2020. The donation was part of four different deliveries to the departments of La Paz and Comayagua that included personal protective equipment and medical supplies provided under U.S. Southern Command’s humanitarian assistance program to aid local health professionals in the fight against COVID-19.
Photo By: Maria Pinel, Army
VIRIN: 200811-O-VI420-0043

"We are committed to supporting your efforts in the fight against COVID-19," Litchfield said. "We are part of this community, and we are in this together. Your success is our success, and I look forward to continuing strengthening our partnership. We are together in this fight, and we are committed to supporting you as friends and neighbors."

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