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NATO today awarded the treaty organization’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) medal to Estonian health care expert Anu Raisma for her work in developing the health care sector in Helmand province in Afghanistan. The award was bestowed on Raisma, who is winding up her civilian mission to the wartorn country, by the Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Cox of the U.K. Defence Forces and Captain Saleem Khan of the U.S. Marines.
Raisma said she was glad she had been able to make a contribution as Estonia’s representative to improving the health and living conditions of people in Afghanistan. “The availability of medical care has improved thanks to cooperation with local inhabitants, the Helmand Province Reconstruction Team and other international partners,” said Raisma. “Every grateful smile we receive attests to the fact that our aid is welcomed and that we should continue our work,” she added.
