PM Sogavare Suggests Annual Visit by US Navy Hospital Ship to SI

A visit during the 2023 Pacific Games will add a new dimension to the Pacific partnership program, because US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY will be supporting all twenty-four nations in the Pacific in one single location.

“Such a visit at that time will also provide immense relief to the Ministry of Health and Medical services who will assume the primary responsibility of looking after the health of almost five thousand athletes and officials from twenty-four sporting nations in the Pacific over the two weeks of the 2023 Pacific Games,” Mr Sogavare said.

Sogavare commended the ship’s Commanding Officers Captain Henry Kim, Captain Jeffrey Feinburg and Captain Peter Nolan for dedicating vast resources provided through the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY to support the people and government of Solomon Islands.

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