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Vietnam, Australia boost peacekeeping cooperation

An Australia-funded programme to share experience for officers and medical workers of the level-2 field hospital No.2 wrapped up at the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) on June 5.
Vietnam, Australia boost peacekeeping cooperation ảnh 1Participants to the programme (Source:qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – An Australia-fundedprogramme to share experience for officers and medical workers of the level-2field hospital No.2 wrapped up at the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations(VDPO) on June 5.  

According to Major General Hoang Kim Phung, General Director of the VDPO, theprogramme helps equip participants with basic knowledge of air medicaltransport serving UN peacekeeping activities, and medical transport processes inmilitary duties.

He said the activity strengthened peacekeeping cooperation between Vietnam andAustralia.

The seven-day event saw the participation of 26 officers, medical staff fromthe air emergency team of the level-2 field hospital No.2 and the Air Defence-Air Force.

It focused on international-standard air medical transport, researchof planning in this field and issues related to medical transportation.

The Australian side shared practical experience in UN peacekeeping missions.

Participants were taught principles in injury treatment and arrangement inemergency transport, and performed mock medical transport missions.-VNA


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