Vietnamese, Australian Prime Ministers visit Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison visit the level-2 field hospital No.2. (Photo: VGP)

Along with the two Prime Ministers, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung… have also visited the level-2 field hospital No.2.

Vietnamese officials welcome Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the level-2 field hospital No.2 based at Vietnam Military Medical Academy in Ha Noi. (Photo: VGP)

Since November 2018, the level-2 field hospital No.2 was gathered at the Vietnam’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations to attend the pre-deployment training course at the request of the United Nations in the forthcoming 3 months.

The two Prime Ministers were warmly welcomed by Vietnam’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations. (Photo: VGP)

The training content includes: Basic knowledge of UN Peacekeeping, knowledge of the level-2 field hospital No.2. mission’s situation, survival skills in environmental conditions of Africa, detection of bombs, mines, explosives...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison inspected the training the level-2 field hospital No.2. (Photo: VGP)

At the request of the United Nations, a level-2 field hospital needs to ensure such capabilities as: Examining and treating up to 40 outpatients a day; ability of emergency resuscitation and air, road transportation of severe diseases to higher level hospitals; performing 3 to 4 surgical operations per day; providing hospitalization for 10 to 20 casualties for up to seven days; owning two mobile medical emergency teams; self-sufficient of consumable medical supplies - medicines in any situation...

At the level-2 field hospital No.2. in Ha Noi. (Photo: VGP)

The training of Vietnam in pre-deployment of the level-2 field hospital No.2 is a premise to well prepare for the replacement of the level-2 field hospital No.1, which is carrying out the peace-keeping task of the United Nations in South Sudan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung... and soldiers of the level-2 field hospital No.2. (Photo: VGP)

At the same time, Vietnam continued to affirm its greater role, responsibility and efforts in participating in UN peacekeeping activities for the purpose of peace and stability in the world; thereby, positively contributing to the integration, building image, prestige and position of Vietnam in the international arena.

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