“Blue beret” female soldiers: Inspiring Vietnamese women and awakening their sense of dedication

06/05/2021
The Ministry of Defense held a deployment ceremony on March 23rd in Ho Chi Minh City to send off medics of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 who will participate in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
Ms. Ha Thi Nga (third from left), Party Central Committee Member, Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) President, encourages female soldiers of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 before departure.

 

Members of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 at Deployment Ceremony

Earlier the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations collaborated with relevant agencies to organize training courses on military medical expertise and UN peacekeeping operations for the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3. All of the hospital’s staff members have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and trained on how to deal with the pandemic.

12 “Blue beret” female soldiers 

The Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 was established in March 2020 with 70 (63 official and 7 reserve) staff members, including 12 female members. They all strive to meet the UN’s stringent requirements.

Lieutenant Le Na before leaving for her mission

Vietnamese women in new era

VWU President Ha Thi Nga (in blue ao dai) together with leaders of Ministry of Defense and staff members of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3.

VWU President Ha Thi Nga said that she was very proud to meet 12 female members of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3. They are representatives of Vietnam, a friendly country and a responsible member of the international community, as well as representatives of Vietnamese women to help people in need in South Sudan.

She also hoped that the staff members of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 would make great efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges, especially in the COVID-19 pandemic to fulfill their tasks, thus deserving trust of the Party, State, Army, and Vietnamese people. Through them, hopefully, international friends and people of South Sudan will understand better about Vietnam, a peace-loving nation.

Translated by VWU International Relations Department

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