A local doctor performs a cataract surgery on a Filipino patient at Zamboanga Medical in Zamboanga, Republic of the Philippines. US Navy (USN) medical personnel from the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), accompanied by medical personnel from other non-governmental organizations, are working together during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia