U.S., Vietnamese doctors to care for blast victims
(06/06/2003 -- 21:08GMT+7)
Ha Noi, June 6 (VNA) - A group of 16 US Navy physicians and corpsman will come to Viet Nam for the first time to join Vietnamese colleagues provide surgery and medical care to patients suffering from trauma and blast injuries caused by landmine and unexploded ordinance, the U.S embassy said.
The U.S physicians from the US Naval Hospital in Okinawa and Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii will be in Viet Nam from June 10-30 to perform three-four major operations a day at the Hospital 103 and the National Burns Center.
They will also train Vietnamese staff as well as care for the patients. They will also donate medical supplies worth 86,000 USD.
This is the first time a US team from the Blast Resuscitation and Victim Assistance (BRAVA) will have provided training and conducted major medical humanitarian operation in Viet Nam.
