The "Lancieri di Novara" assure health care in Lebanon

24/09/14

In recent days, the medical staff of the Italian contingent maneuvering unit based on the "Lancieri di Novara" regiment, part of UNIFIL, and the national cavalry association have assured health interventions in the villages located in the operations area, in southern Lebanon .

The medical and health personnel of the Italian contingent used the medical products and drugs donated by the association.

The medical care are real mobile clinics where the local population can request health care and are set according to a schedule agreed with the municipalities concerned, usually on a weekly basis.

In addition to this type of intervention, the medical staff of the blue helmets guarantees a health care service to the population also at the military bases of the contingent.

Support to the local population is one of the main tasks assigned to UNIFIL by the UN 1701 resolution, together with monitoring of the cessation of hostilities and support for the Lebanese armed forces, tasks that the Ariete brigade military perform here with commitment, professionalism and transparency. .

Source: Italian contingent in Lebanon