Ghana is currently hosting the United States Army Southern Europe Task Force-Africa’s annual Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX 2025).
Twenty-seven U.S. medical professionals with specialties in critical care, trauma and general surgery, dentistry, obstetrics and gynecology, and veterinary services are participating in the exercise, which started on May 5 and is anticipated to conclude on May 23.
At the three sites namely, the 37 Military Hospital, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Veterinary Clinic, and the Ghana National Dog Academy in Accra, GAF medical personnel are assisting U.S. medical personnel from the North Dakota National Guard, Public Health Command-Europe, Dental Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz, and the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
For the fourth year in a row, Ghana is hosting Exercise African Lion 2025, the largest annual combined joint military exercise of the U.S. Africa Command, which includes MEDREX 2025.
The focus is on joint planning, medical readiness, and military intelligence integration, with the goal of preparing U.S. personnel to deliver care outside traditional clinical settings alongside their Ghanaian counterparts.
The goal of the exercise is to improve the ability to provide quick, flexible, and resource-efficient medical care in support of extensive combat operations.
Speaking at a media briefing held at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, 37 Military Hospital, and moderated by Mr Matthew Asada, Press Attaché at the U.S. Embassy, U.S. medical team members shared their experiences and lessons learnt.
“As a trauma surgeon, I have come to realise that there is no one way of doing things. I have learnt new ways of doing things in different environments with limited resources,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mary Stuever, Trauma Surgeon and Critical Care Specialist.
Commenting further on her personal experience, Lieutenant Colonel Mary affirmed her commitment to return and learn more from her Ghanaian military medical counterparts.
Sergeant First Class Albert Kwadwo Nimako, a Combat Medic, expressed his desire to give back to his home country, Ghana, and to learn how to adapt and operate effectively in resource-limited medical environments to “sustain life.”
Since its inception on May 5, MEDREX 2025 has served as a platform for U.S. military humanitarian assistance and medical civic action programmes in Africa.
The drill this year also included combined security cooperation activities in Tamale and Kumbungu from May 8–16.
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