Vietnamese ‘blue beret’ medical workers offer gifts to South Sudan students
Monday, April 29, 2024, 17:06 GMT+7
Doctors and staff of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5, part of the Vietnamese peacekeeping force at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), visited and presented gifts to students and teachers at an elementary school for girls in the East African country last week.
Conducted by the field hospital last Friday, the visit made a start for its series of social and charity activities to welcome Vietnam’s Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1), according to the health facility’s management.
Located in Bentiu, the capital city of the state of Unity, the Bentiu Girls Primary School is under post-war reconstruction with the support of UNICEF.
During the visit, the hospital gave 50 gifts to 50 students in difficult circumstances who were able to overcome their situation and maintain high academic achievements.
Each gift consisted of clothes, slippers, notebooks, colored pencils, and drawing pads, among others.
The hospital also offered gifts to 20 teachers of the school, along with a lot of teaching supplies, including stationery, to the school administration.
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| Staff of the Vietnamese Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) sing together with students of Bentiu Girls Primary School during their visit there on April 26, 2024. Photo: Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 |
In addition, a group of female staff from the hospital gave 40 liters of milk tea and many cakes to the school’s students.
To help protect the schoolgirls’ health, medics of the hospital provided them with instructions on proper hand washing and other personal hygiene practices.
As part of the visit, the hospital’s young staff conducted various recreational activities such as tug of war, jumping rope, and other games for the scool students.
Dr. Nguyen Ha Ngoc, the hospital director, emphasized that this school visit, along with other social initiatives carried out by the hospital, fosters stronger connections between its staff and the local community.
Furthermore, it serves to enhance the positive reputation of Vietnamese 'blue beret' medical workers and Vietnam's peacekeeping forces among international acquaintances.
Bentiu, where the hospital is located, is one of the most volatile and unstable places in South Sudan, where the lives of residents are extremely difficult and almost entirely dependent on subsidies from the United Nations.
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