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Ghanaian peacekeepers provide emergency medical assistance to a wounded South Sudanese.
Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were commended for giving lifesaving support to a man severely wounded in recent violent inter-communal clashes in the north of the country.
Their timely efforts to stabilise and evacuate the victim showed “every second counts” when providing medical assistance, according to a senior UNMISS official.
Lieutenant Colonel RK Sagoe, Commanding Officer of the Ghanaian battalion, reflected on the events of late December.
“We were on an air patrol to meet local communities in Mir Mir, a village in the Unity region, following reports of conflict in the area”, he said.
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have been commended for their lifesaving support to a man
who was severely wounded during recent violent
inter-communal clashes in the north of the
country.
Their timely efforts in stabilizing
and evacuating the victim showed how “every second
counts” when providing medical assistance, according to a
senior official at the mission.
Lieutenant-Colonel
R.K. Sagoe, Commanding Officer of the Ghanaian battalion,
reflected on the events of 23 December.
“We were on
an air patrol to meet with local communities in Mir Mir, a
village in the Unity region, following reports of conflict
in the area”, he said.
“Usually,
during such interactions, we are met with great kindness by
Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been commended for their lifesaving support to a man who was severely wounded during recent violent inter-communal clashes in the north of the country. Their timely efforts in stabilizing and evacuating the victim showed how “every second counts” when providing medical assistance, according to […]
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Ghanaian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have provided free medical services to both military personnel and civilians in Moum in Unity State. Medications and mosquito nets were handed out, and some 300 patients were treated for various ailments.
“This medical assistance is very important for our almost 3,000 soldiers. They have been here since February, and many of them have suffered from diseases like malaria and diarrhea,” said Brigadier General Peter Phar, Commander of the Moum Training Centre, where joint forces from previously opposing armed groups have been training to become part of a unified national army.
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