PHNOM PENH, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States Navy Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is scheduled to dock at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port on Sunday this week in order to provide free medical, dental, veterinary and engineering assistance to communities throughout Cambodia, according to a press release from the U.S. Embassy on Thursday.
The ship's visit will be made under the Pacific Partnership Program 2012. Onboard are over 1,200 multi-national military service members and civilians, said the press release.
Pacific Partnership is U.S. Pacific Fleet's largest annual humanitarian and civic action mission in the Asia-Pacific region that involves coordination amongst host and partner nations, non- government organizations (NGOs) and other international agencies to ensure a synchronized ability to respond to natural disasters, it said.
The ship will stay at the port until August 11. During that period, the Mercy staff will provide free medical services including optometry, dental, pediatrics and general medicine to locals, it said. Besides, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band will give two free concerts.
Cambodia first hosted Pacific Partnership in 2010 when over 14, 000 people received free medical services.
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