Vietnam fulfills preparations for field hospital in South Sudan
Vietnam has accomplished all necessary preparations for level-2 field hospital in South Sudan, Colonel Nguyen Nhu Canh, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, said at a press conference held in Hanoi on March 29.
Vietnam has accomplished all necessary preparations for level-2 field hospital in South Sudan. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has accomplished all necessary preparations forlevel-2 field hospital in South Sudan, Colonel Nguyen Nhu Canh, Deputy Directorof the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, said at a press conference held inHanoi on March 29.
The Ministry of National Defence is working closely with relevantorganisations, United Nations (UN) agencies and the British Ministry ofDefence, to complete negotiations for the signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Vietnam’s deployment of the level-2 field hospital in SouthSudan between Vietnam and the UN, he said.
The ministry has finalised the packaging and list of products sent to SouthSudan, Canh said, adding that the list will be given to the UN and the SouthSudan Government for tax exemption procedures and customs clearance.
Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital, which is joining the UN’s peacekeepingactivities, was established on November 25, 2014 under the decision of theMinistry of National Defence.
In its first phase of preparation, 30 military officers and some 30 tonnes ofcargo will be sent to the African nation with the support of the Australian Departmentof Defence and the UN.
The remainders will be transported to South Sudan by Australia’s Boeing C-17military airlift aircraft in the second phase.
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Department has kept in touch with the UK’s level-2 fieldhospital to facilitate the replacement of the British hospital with Vietnam’s hospital.-VNA
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre (VPC) organised on August 8 a subject-matter expert exchange to make final planning on level-2 field hospital equipment practical training.
The level-2 field hospital of the Military Hospital 175 is ready to participate in the United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan in the first quarter of this year.
The Vietnam Peacekeeping Department needs to enhance research and improve training quality to prepare good personnel for the UN peacekeeping missions, firstly the deployment of the first level-2 field hospital in South Sudan this year.
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Vietnam has accomplished all necessary preparations for level-2 field hospital in South Sudan. (Photo: VNA) 
