COVID-19 : Mongolian peacekeepers in Afghanistan
COVID-19 prevention training : Mongolian peacekeepers in Afghanistan
The 11th batch of Mongolian peacekeepers,
serving jointly with the German Armed Forces in the NATO-led “Resolute Support”
mission in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, organized training in
cooperation with the military trainers of Germany and Belgium on “Survival
skills” and “COVID-19 prevention” at the site and mutually exchanged
experiences. The training on survival skills featured theoretical and practical
training in sheltering, firefighting, water retrieval, rope knotting,
topographic orientation, and tactical retrieval in the desert
region. Moreover, a joint training on COVID-19 prevention was held for
health and hygiene doctors of Germany, camp Marmal and other military doctors.
In addition, based on the guidelines developed by the World Health Organization,
the Ministry of Health of Mongolia, and the General Staff of the Mongolian
Armed Forces, all kinds of preventive measures have been taken and face masks
and coverings have been sewn using their internal resources and being used in
daily activities and operations.