Djibouti: The Italian Military Support Base provides healthcare equipment

(To Greater Defense)
10/09/15

Djibouti, in the past few days, the staff of the Italian Military Base Support Base (BMIS) donated some medical tools to the local pediatric hospital.

The donation is part of a technical and training project curated by the National Institute for the Promotion of the Health of Migrant Populations and the Controversy of Poverty (INMP) for Hospital Institutions in the City of Djibouti.

The "Dar El Hanan" hospital is a specialized structure in the pediatric sector, which is supported by Italian doctors and also carries on the education of young mothers and midwives adhering to the project Female Genital Mutilation (MGF), for the prevention of such mutilations that have a significant impact on the parties.

The Hospital Director, Ms. Sahara Moussa, in receiving the materials, emphasized the importance of the Italian contribution to improving the functioning of the hospital.

The Italian Military Base of Support in GIBUTI, with an inter-force connotation, counts about 80 soldiers that make up the permanent core of the mission. The Base provides logistical support to national Contingents operating in the Horn of Africa area and in the Indian Ocean.