Medical assistance

Cooperation between Australian and Thailand medical teams at the new United Nations Hospital in Dili is helping strengthen medical support to the UN Mission in East Timor.

The UN Hospital opened in late August and replaced the former UN Military Hospital that had two and a half years of distinguished service provided by contingents from Australia, Egypt and Singapore.

Thailand has taken on the health support role at the new UN Hospital providing Level 2 Medical care to UN civilian and military personnel in East Timor.

The Australian medical team had been flown in temporarily from the Australian Battalion, in the west of the country, to strengthen the hospital’s medical capability following an increased security threat.

The opportunity was taken by the five Australians and 40 Thai personnel to carry out combined resuscitation training and a mass casuality exercise.

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