Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (front, second, left) inspects the field hospital's equipment that will be brought to South Sudan (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam’s first field hospital has been all set for theUnited Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in a couple of months,said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on May 4.
He made the affirmation while leading a working group to inspect thepreparation of the first level-2 field hospital at Military Hospital 175, includingthe operation of medical device, electric generators as well as medicine andmaterial preservation and package.
Meeting with the hospital’s staff, Vinh expressed his hope that they willovercome challenges to fulfill their assigned tasks, adding that joining in theUN peacekeeping force is part of the Party and State’s policy to boostintensive and extensive international integration, especially in defence.
He said that the move will open up a new opportunity for cooperation with newforeign partners.
The successful implementation of the level-2 field hospital is a vividillustration for the blue-beret soldiers’ growth as well as affirms thecountry’s image in the international arena, he stressed.
According to Colonel Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam PeacekeepingDepartment, in the examination for the hospital in February, an inspectiongroup from the UN spoke highly of the medical staff’s capacity and believedthat they will complete their mission in the African nation.
“The hospital is well equipped with sufficient medical device while all of thematerials are packed in line with international standards and preserved in goodconditions”, Phung noticed.
After four years of preparation, the UN approved the hospital’s personnel listwith 69 people in April.
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Department is working with Tan Cang Company, MilitaryHospital 175, the logistics agency of the UN and the Government of South Sudanto classify the commodities and complete the package in accordance withinternational transportation principals.
Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital is expected to officially join the UNpeacekeeping force in South Sudan in late June.-VNA
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