Military units well perform medical emergency tasks at sea and on islands

In the past years, military units in the Southern region, including Air Division 370 (Air Defense Air Force Service), Military Hospital 175 (Ministry of National Defense), Military Hospital 121 (Military Region 9), Military Hospital 87 (General Department of Logistics) and units both inside and outside the military in Truong Sa island district and DK1 platforms, have smoothly and closely coordinated in taking care of troops’ and islanders’ health. From 2013 to 2017, the military dispatched various helicopter sorties with mobile medical teams to islands and DK1 platforms to safely transport to the mainland and cure 20 sick and injured troops and people.

The participants also raised a number of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the work, including the protection of the environment on islands, supplementation of human resources and modern equipment to better carry out the first aid training...

At the conference, representatives of the Ministry of Health awarded the medal “For people’s health” to nine individuals of the Department of Operations (the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army) and the Air Defense Air Force Service for their outstanding contributions.

Translated by Huu Duong