Attachments
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
Note: The last fact sheet was dated March 18, 2010.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) in Chile demobilized on March 23, due to the Government of Chile's (GoC) significant progress in meeting emergency and humanitarian needs in affected areas.
- On March 24, U.S. Ambassador Paul E. Simons, U.S. Air Force officials, and the USAID/DART team leader attended a ceremony in Angol, La Araucanía Region, to commemorate the donation of the USAID/OFDA-funded U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) field hospital and equipment to the GoC Ministry of Health (MoH). U.S. medical and support personnel working at the EMEDS unit are scheduled to conclude operations at the facility on March 26, when hospital functions are wholly assumed by Chilean medical staff.