British Field Hospital In Bentiu Now Considered Operational

July 07 2017

South Sudan

British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that a temporary hospital built by the U.K. to support the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is fully operational, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

The facility in Bentiu will support more than 1,800 U.N. peacekeepers and staff, Fallon said on Wednesday.

The U.N. requested the construction of the hospital to support UNMISS, the ministry said.

The temporary hospital will be staffed by personnel from all three...

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