Vietnamese 'blue beret' doctors save UN peacekeepers’ lives
Vietnamese “blue beret” doctors of the Level-two Field Hospital (L2FH) Rotation 3 at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have successfully performed four operations for UN peacekeepers in South Sudan so far this year, affirming the positive contributions of Viet Nam to UN peacekeeping operations and the host country as well.
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| Doctors of the L2FH Rotation 3 of Viet Nam at UNMISS have performed four surgeries for UN peacekeepers in South Sudan so far this year. (Source: L2FH Rotation 3 of Viet Nam at UNMISS) |
Of the four operations, three were appendicitis surgeries on patients suffering chronic appendicitis and showing atypical clinical symptoms for about a year. The three South Sudan peacekeepers received check-ups in many other hospitals where doctors failed to diagnose their exact disease and give them effective treatment.
After careful examination, Vietnamese doctors detected the rare disease and decided to conduct surgery on the patients. The successful surgeries ended persistent pain and enabled patients to resume a normal life.
In particular, the anesthetic technique of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block was applied to the patients to help them reduce post-surgery pain and recover faster.
The fourth operation was on a patient having an abscess near the anus which was about 10cm in size, causing severe pains with risks of systemic infection. Before being treated at the L2FH Rotation 3 in Viet Nam, the patient had received treatment at the UN Level-1 Hospital many times, but his condition was not improved.
After the successful surgery, the patient recovered well and was discharged shortly afterwards.
In his thank-you letter sent to the L2FH Rotation 3 of Viet Nam upon discharge, Bwangani Issac, a UN security officer, wrote that L2FH Rotation 3 of Viet Nam at UNMISS in Bentiu provides excellent medical quality. Vietnamese food is wonderful, especially porridge, he added. He expressed his appreciation to the Government of Viet Nam and the UN for, with their careful selection, having sent the best doctors and nurses to South Sudan to protect the lives of UN staff.
Like Issac, all the patients receiving treatment at the hospital showed their satisfaction and extended gratitude to Vietnamese doctors, expressing their special sentiments towards the nation and people of Viet Nam.
(Source: VNA)
