The level-two field hospital No.1 of the Vietnam People’s Army was honoured at a ceremony at Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, after it completed the peacekeeping mission at the UN mission in South Sudan.
HCM City (VNA) – The level-two field hospital No.1 of the Vietnam People’sArmy was honoured at a ceremony at Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City onDecember 5, after it completed the peacekeeping mission at the UN mission inSouth Sudan.
Addressing theceremony, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh affirmed thatparticipation in UN peacekeeping activities is a breakthrough step forVietnam’s external policy, marking a change both qualitative and quantitativein multilateral cooperation in general and defence-security cooperation inparticular.
On behalf of theGovernment, Deputy PM Binh honoured the achievements made by the field hospitalNo.1 while performing duty at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Hesaid the hospital staff have united to overcome all difficulties and completeall duties, leaving good impression on international friends and people in thehost country.
“Each staffmember of the hospital is an ambassador of peace of Vietnam, ..helping promotethe image of the peace-loving country and people of Vietnam,” he said.
Major GeneralHoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, reported thatduring more than 12 months in South Sudan, the hospital treated 2,022 patientsand transferred seven to upper hospitals. Officials of the UN peacekeepingmission highly valued the hospital’s professional skills, treatment quality andservice attitude.
The hospitalstaff also completed all training as required by the mission, and established goodrelations with other units in the mission and local authorities and people. Thehospital was honoured with the UN peacekeeping medal for its outstandingperformance.
At the ceremony,the Defence Ministry announced a decision of the President to award the FatherlandDefence Order to the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, the department’s directorMajor General Hoang Kim Phung and the level-two field hospital No.1.
The MilitaryHospital 175 and Director of the level-two field hospital No.1 Bui Duc Thanhwere presented with certificates of merit of the Prime Minister./.
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At the commendation ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
