Second Level-2 Field Hospital dispatched to South Sudan

(Bqp.vn) - The Ministry of National Defence on November 13 held a send-off ceremony for the second Level-2 Field Hospital which will participate in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Delegates at the ceremony. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

Members of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.2. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, head of the steering committee of Vietnam’s UN peacekeeping operations and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong attended the ceremony.

The performance at the ceremony. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

At the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong gave the order for the Level-2 Field Hospital No.2 to depart for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, asking them to learn from the first hospital’s experience and avoid interrupting operation of the South Sudan field hospital when taking over its new mission.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh handing over the decision to the Level-2 Field Hospital No.2. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh speaking at the ceremony. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and delegates in a joint photo. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and delegates in a joint photo with female members of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.2. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh said Vietnam sending another group of military medics to join UN peacekeeping operations shows the country’s active contribution to maintaining regional and global peace and security.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh urged the second hospital’s personnel to stay united, overcome hardship and complete all tasks assigned by the country and the UN. They must always comply with the UN’s peacekeeping rules and discipline as well as local and Vietnamese laws when performing their duties, he said.