Chinese peacekeeping hospital in Mali participates in MINUSMA medical rescue exercise

By Solar Xiaoshun and Liu Gang

GAO, Mali, April 29 — The ninth Chinese language peacekeeping medical contingent to Maliand peacekeeping troops from different international locations within the Sector East of the United Nations Multidimensional Built-in Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) collectively staged an emergency rescue drill code named Safeguarding Peace on April 25, native time.

With the state of affairs {that a} peacekeeping speedy response detachment was attacked whereas performing duties exterior the camp. The drill aimed to check the peacekeeping contingents’ capabilities in coordinated operations comparable to speedy reinforcement, cross-regional switch of the wounded, and emergency medical therapy. Throughout the train, the Chinese language peacekeeping medical contingent was assigned the duty to hurry to Gao Worldwide Airport to switch the severely wounded to the Chinese language Stage-II Hospital run by the Chinese language peacekeeping medical contingent for emergency therapy.

The train kicked off amid the sound of sirens and went on in keeping with the pre-arranged planning. At 8:00 a.m., the responsibility room of the Chinese language Stage-II Hospital obtained an order from the Sector East of MINUSMA {that a} Jordanian peacekeeping speedy response detachment was attacked by a roadside bomb whereas performing duties within the Ansongo space, and three troopers have been injured. One of many three was severely wounded and wanted to be urgently transferred to the Chinese language Stage-II Hospital for emergency therapy. And the opposite two with minor accidents have been to be transported to the German Stage-I Hospital for therapy.

The Chinese language peacekeeping medical contingent instantly launched an emergency therapy plan. Members of the evacuation group and safety personnel hopped onto the armored ambulance very quickly and rushed to the Gao Worldwide Airport to choose up the wounded. Round 8:45 a.m., the helicopter evacuating the severely wounded from Ansongo landed on the Gao Worldwide Airport. And the evacuation group members, beneath the steering of group chief Jin Hai, instantly examined the injured and dressed his wounds earlier than carrying him onto the ambulance and transferring him to the Chinese language Stage-II Hospital for additional therapy.

Since arriving within the mission space, the ninth Chinese language peacekeeping medical contingent has established a medical technical help mechanism with the native hospitals. The contingent additionally supplied war-wound therapy expertise coaching programs for peacekeeping items beneath the Sector East of the United Nations Multidimensional Built-in Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), striving to enhance medical rescue and therapy capabilities of peacekeeping troops.

The evacuation group from the Chinese language Stage-II Hospital carries the”wounded” onto the armored ambulance throughout an emergency rescue train collectively held by the ninth Chinese language peacekeeping medical contingent to Mali and peacekeeping forces from totally different international locations in Sector East of the United Nations Multidimensional Built-in Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on April 25, 2022. (Picture by Solar Zhaoshun)