Staff of second field hospital prepare for tasks in South Sudan

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh presents the decision to Director of the Military Medical University, Lieutenant General Do Quyet. Photo: qdnd.vn

At the opening ceremony of the pre-deployment training course in Hanoi on December 13, Deputy Minister of Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh spoke highly of the efforts made by the agencies of the Ministry of National Defense, especially the Vietnam Military Medical University and the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VNDPKO), to prepare for the second field hospital.

He told the university and the VNDPKO to pay special attention to equipping the hospital staff with skills in performing tasks at a UN mission. He also asked for close coordination with the Level-two Field Hospital No.1’s staff to exchange experience regarding preparations, deployment, and task implementation.

Staff of the Level-two Field Hospital No.2. Photo: qdnd.vn

VNDPKO Director, Senior Colonel Hoang Kim Phung said members of the second field hospital are excellent servicemen and servicewomen chosen from the Military Medical University, the General Department of Logistics, Military Region 2, the VNDPKO and the Department of Military Medicine.

He noted the pre-deployment training course is part of the preparation for the second field hospital to replace the first one performing UN peacekeeping tasks in South Sudan. It is also meant to continue affirming Vietnam’s role, responsibility and efforts in joining UN peacekeeping operations for the sake of global peace and stability.

Vietnam dispatched its Level-two Field Hospital No.1 to the UN mission in South Sudan in October 2018.

Source: VNA