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2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 leave for UN peacekeeping missions

A send-off ceremony for the 2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 to perform duties in the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan was held on May 24 in the military airfield of Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service.
2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 leave for UN peacekeeping missions ảnh 1At the send-off ceremony for the 2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 to perform duties in the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – A send-off ceremony for the 2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 to perform duties in the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan was held on May 24in the military airfield of Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service.

Speaking at the event, Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operation, expressed his hope that members of the detachment will inherit and promote well achievementsand experience gained in the past to successfully complete the tasks entrusted bythe Party, State and Army, and the people.

2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 leave for UN peacekeeping missions ảnh 2At the send-off ceremony (Photo: VNA) 

Heurged the group to well perform the role of "ambassador" of peace andfriendship, contributing to raising the prestige and international position of thecountry and the Vietnam People's Army at the international arena.

The hospital was launched in November2021 with 63 official members, including 12 female soldiers. It wasdeployed to replace Level-2 Field Hospital No.3 in an UN mission in SouthSudan.

The hospital will focus on applying science and technology inmedical examination and treatment, thereby learning from experience to work on scientific research, and continue to do well in preventing andcontrol diseases in the harsh environment.


Earlier, Vietnam'sEngineering Unit Rotation 1 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 departed for the UN peacekeeping missions in Abyei and South Sudan on April 27, 2022./. 

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