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Nearly 400 internally displaced persons at the Naivasha camp in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, received medical care, including free check-ups and necessary medications, from Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Mariam Adut, who was in a long queue with women, children, and elderly people, said, “I have been properly examined and given the prescribed medications, and others will also receive the treatment they need.” Adut had come to the medical center with her two-year-old son, who had been suffering from the effects of malaria for days without receiving any help from other clinics in Wau.
Access to healthcare is vital, especially since shortages of medical supplies are common in various parts of the country, and the high cost of treatment is often unaffordable for those in need. Nunu Nicolas, a mother of three, said, “Both my three-year-old and I have been facing health issues, so today is a good day.”
Bangladeshi peacekeepers stationed in Wau, serving with the UN peacekeeping mission, frequently conduct similar medical and veterinary outreach activities. Colonel Razeeb Ahamed, Commander of the field clinic team involved in the activity, said, “A healthy population helps build both resilience and sustainable peace among the people we are here to serve. Today, we have made a difference in the lives of some of the displaced persons staying here at the camp.”
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