The move was in response to a call from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support community efforts against cholera and Ebola and marked the Day of the African Child, June 16.
More than 500 gift sets, including notebooks, pens, and other school supplies, were presented to teachers and students at the school. The hospital also donated hand sanitiser to improve hygiene conditions and help reduce the risk of disease transmission at the school.
Under the program, doctors and medical staff from the Vietnamese field hospital, together with personnel from the participating units, provided hands-on guidance to students on proper handwashing, personal hygiene, and environmental sanitation and guidance on recognising the early symptoms of cholera, Ebola and other common infectious diseases.
A highlight of the program was the donation of a school medicine cabinet, prepared by the hospital's staff to enable teachers to provide basic first aid to students on campus.
