Vietnamese, Indian field hospitals in South Sudan share peacekeeping experience

A delegation of the level-2 field hospital No.3 of Vietnam engaging in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan has paid a working visit to India’s level-2 field hospital in Malakal state to enhance exchange and cooperation in peacekeeping operations in the African country, according to the Ministry of National Defence’s Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Vietnamese, Indian field hospitals in South Sudan share peacekeeping experience ảnh 1Members of Vietnam's level-2 field hospital No. 3  learn about SOP standard procedures in hospital operation (Photo:  qdnd.vn

Hanoi (VNA) - A delegation of the level-2 field hospital No.3 of Vietnam engaging in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan has paid a working visit to India’s level-2 field hospital in Malakal state to enhance exchange and cooperation in peacekeeping operations in the African country, according to the Ministry of National Defence’s Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

During the visit, members of Vietnam's level-2 field hospital No. 3  learned about SOP standard procedures in hospital operation, which been painstakingly developed and updated by Indian colleagues during the Indian field hospital's 12 years of operation.

Vietnamese, Indian field hospitals in South Sudan share peacekeeping experience ảnh 2Doctors and nurses of the two hospitals share expertise and experience in handling real situations (Photo:  qdnd.vn)

Doctors and nurses of the two hospitals also shared expertise and experience in handling real situations in order to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment services in the Mission.

In addition, they joined sports, cultural and culinary exchange activities.

The Vietnamese delegation also visited and presented gifts to the Cambodian Military Police unit and the level-1 field hospital of the Bangladeshi navy. 

Although their term at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is about to finish, members of the level-2 field hospital No. 3 of Vietnam still regularly maintain professional coordination activities, contributing to promoting country, people and culture of Vietnam to international friends.

Previously, Colonel Rishi Raj, Commander of the level-2 field hospital of India led a delegation to visit the Vietnamese field hospital, during which Vietnamese military doctors shared hands-on experience.

In July last year, for the first time the two hospitals coordinated to organise an online training on how to improve medical capacity in preventing and controlling  the COVID-19 pandemic. /.

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