Peake James B
Project HOPE, Millwood, VA 22646, USA.
Mil Med. 2006 Oct;171(10 Suppl 1):27-9. doi: 10.7205/milmed.171.1s.27.
A multifaceted, military-nongovernmental organization, public-private partnership was put together in 30 days to provide intermediate-stage medical support in response to the December 2004 tsunami. More than 200 civilian volunteer physicians, nurses, and medical professionals were recruited, oriented, and logistically supported by Project HOPE, an international nongovernmental organization, to serve aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy off the coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and subsequently in response to the related Nias Island earthquake. This "novel idea" resulted in tertiary care that was otherwise unavailable, expansion of the primary, dental, and optometric care available at the time, and Project HOPE programs on the ground that continue now, well after completion of the Navy mission. Furthermore, many of the members of this volunteer team would not have had the chance to participate as volunteers and would not have had exposure to the U.S. military, for which they have become staunch supporters. The "novel idea" of such a public-private partnership has met with a success that warrants doctrinal review for incorporation, programming, and planning to facilitate such engagement in the future.
一个由军方与非政府组织、公私部门组成的多层面合作伙伴关系在30天内组建起来，以提供中期医疗支持，应对2004年12月的海啸。国际非政府组织“希望工程”招募、培训并提供后勤支持了200多名平民志愿者医生、护士和医疗专业人员，他们在印度尼西亚班达亚齐海岸外的美国海军“仁慈号”医院船上服务，并随后应对了相关的尼亚斯岛地震。这一“新颖想法”带来了原本无法获得的三级医疗服务，扩大了当时可用的初级、牙科和验光护理服务，并且在海军任务完成很久之后，“希望工程”在当地开展的项目至今仍在继续。此外，这个志愿者团队的许多成员原本没有机会作为志愿者参与其中，也没有机会接触美国军队，而现在他们已成为美国军队的坚定支持者。这种公私合作伙伴关系的“新颖想法”取得了成功，值得进行理论审查，以便纳入相关内容、制定计划并进行规划，以促进未来的此类合作。
