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Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 inaugurates obstetrics clinic

Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 of Vietnam, which perform duties at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Bentiu, has inaugurated an obstetrics clinic, according to the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations.
Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 inaugurates obstetrics clinic ảnh 1Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 inaugurates obstetrics clinic (Photo: Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4)
Hanoi (VNA) – Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 of Vietnam, which performduties at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Bentiu, has inaugurated an obstetrics clinic, according to the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations.

On the occasion, an action programme themed “joining hands for women's health” was also launched.

This is thefirst clinic of this kind built at a field hospital of Vietnam during the country’s four-term deployment at the UNMISS.

Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 inaugurates obstetrics clinic ảnh 2(Photo: Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4)
In parallel with completing the clinic's facilities, the hospital’sboard of directors actively developed a plan to implement the programme, under which it will conduct obstetric andgynecological screening for about 50 high-risk women at the mission.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Vu Minh Duong, Director of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4, the programme has contributed to strengtheningthe role and position of women in the peace process in the region.

This is a spirit that is completely consistent with the UN'spolicy and orientation in solving peaceful problems in the host country, hesaid.

Lieutenant Colonel Pham Tan Phong, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations, who is also Commander of theVietnamese peacekeeping force in South Sudan, praised tireless efforts of all staffof the hospital during the initial deployment period at UNMISS, expressing the hopeVietnamese doctors and nurses will continue to do well their professionalduties at the mission./.
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