2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 leave for UN peacekeeping missions

Hanoi (VNA) – A send-off ceremony for the 2nd detachment of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 to perform duties in the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan was held on May 24
in the military airfield of Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service.
Speaking at the event, Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operation, expressed his hope that members of the detachment will inherit and promote well achievements
and experience gained in the past to successfully complete the tasks entrusted by
the Party, State and Army, and the people.

He
urged the group to well perform the role of "ambassador" of peace and
friendship, contributing to raising the prestige and international position of the
country and the Vietnam People's Army at the international arena.
The hospital was launched in November
2021 with 63 official members, including 12 female soldiers. It was
deployed to replace Level-2 Field Hospital No.3 in an UN mission in South
Sudan.
The hospital will focus on applying science and technology in
medical examination and treatment, thereby learning from experience to work on scientific research, and continue to do well in preventing and
control diseases in the harsh environment.
Earlier, Vietnam's
Engineering Unit Rotation 1 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 departed for the UN peacekeeping missions in Abyei and South Sudan on April 27, 2022./.