The doctors and medical staff departed at 10:30 p.m. on November 21, immediately after receiving the mission.
Before the journey, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Dinh Thanh, Director of Thong Nhat Hospital held a meeting to assign the task and offer his encouragement to the medical team, as well as praise the team’s sense of responsibility and urgency.
He also instructed them to coordinate closely with local authorities and healthcare agencies to ensure effective and safe assistance.
The Thong Nhat Hospital task force includes ten doctors from departments of Emergency, Anesthesiology and Surgery, Intensive Care and Toxicology, Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, and Internal Medicine.
They brought essential medicines, equipment and compact personal gear to ensure quick, flexible deployment. The hospital will continue supplying additional materials and equipment to the task force in the following days.
