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Senior Colonel Mac Duc Trong, Deputy Director of Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Head of Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1 and commander of the Vietnamese peacekeeping force in UNISFA, together with Pakistani representatives discuss with the local authorities about the humanitarian activity. (Photo: Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1) |
The medical personnel of Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1 gave health check-ups, free medicines, and gifts to women and children while Pakistani counterparts offered similar things to men. As a result, Vietnamese personnel provided health check-ups for 168 people after five hours.
Previously, doctors of Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1 discovered that many people were suffering from chronic and infectious diseases such as bronchitis, conjunctivitis, arthritis, atopic dermatitis, malaria, and so on. Notably, many cases of normal diseases, which became more severe due to shortage of medical care such as infectious dermatitis, breast abscess, otitis media, etc., have now been given medicines for treatment. The source of the medicines was sponsored by Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1 and the Pakistani forces.
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Staff of Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1 welcomes local women and children to the event. |
In addition, the Vietnamese engineering unit presented 168 gifts, including necessities, to natives to share their difficulties.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Tuyen, Political Chief of Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 1, the humanitarian activity contributed to enhancing external relations, expanding exchange and cooperation with foreign partners, popularizing the images of Vietnamese “blue beret” force and Uncle Ho’s soldiers in UNISFA as well as creating favorable conditions for the engineering company to fulfill its assigned tasks.
It is known that the Amiet Market is the second most-populated area in Abyei. This is the most important place for economic and commercial activities in Abyei. Goods from the North move to the South and vice versa are gathered at the Amiet Market. It is home to numerous ethnic groups, including Dinka, Misseriya, Nuer, Twic, Kamil, Fayyatin, Mizama and even merchants from Ethiopia. The Amiet Market is referred to as Abyei's "stomach" because it ensures commercial activities for locals.
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The medical personnel of Engineering Company Rotation 1 provide healthcare for locals. |
Earlier this year, due to the restructuring of the UNISFA, counter forces carried out many activities of looting, attacking, even ethnic cleansing, forcing other ethnic groups to leave their living area... However, the UNISFA promptly mobilized forces to prevent conflicts, ensure security, and bring locals' lives back to normal.
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Tuyen said that since its deployment to UNISFA, the company has been repairing and maintaining the major road, which is 50km long running through the Amiet Market, and regularly assists locals’ vehicles bogged down.
Last month, the unit saved six vehicles of the United Nations and locals. These activities have helped improve the quality of locals’ lives.
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Members of Engineering Company Rotation 1 present gifts to locals. |
Over the past time, the Engineering Company Rotation 1 has left deep impression on the leadership and functional agencies of UNISFA through effective and practical activities. Particularly, 28 staff of the company have assembled a maintenance and repair station for the UNISFA, fixed old barracks, and built a drainage system.
Translated by Trung Thanh