STORY: AU Deputy Special Representative visits injured

soldiers at AMISOM hospital

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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 03/MARCH/2018, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, AMISOM Level II Hospital compound
2. Med shot, Ambulance parked at AMISOM Level II Hospital
3. Med shot, Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon Mulongo, talking to AMISOM
Deputy Force Commander In Charge of Operations and Plans Maj. Gen.
Charles Tai Gituai and Brig. Kittila Bulti Tadesse, the AMISOM military Chief of
Staff.
4. Med shot, DSRCC, Simon Mulongo talking during the meeting at AMISOM
Hospital
5. Close up shot, DSRCC, Simon Mulongo talking during the meeting at AMISOM
Hospital
6. Close up shot, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander In Charge of Operations
and Plans Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai listening during the meeting
7. Med shot, Brig. Kittila Bulti Tadesse, the AMISOM Military Chief of Staff
listening during the meeting
8. Med shot, AMISOM military officer listening during the meeting
9. Wide shot, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander In Charge of Operations and
Plans Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai talking during the meeting
10. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SIMON MULONGO, DEPUTY SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION (DSRCC) FOR SOMALIA
“We came to see the progress of our soldiers who got injured in the ambush
by the terrorists. As you could see, we have three of them who sustained
some injuries, so we came to check on their progress.”

11. Med shot, DSRCC together with AMISOM officials walking towards the
emergency room at AMISOM Level II Hospital
12. Med shot, DSRCC together with AMISOM officials getting into the emergency
room at AMISOM Level II Hospital
13. Med shot, Captain Dr. Ivan Ndikuno, the Acting Head of AMISOM Level II
Hospital, showing the DSRCC equipment at the emergency room
14. Close up shot, life support machine
15. Med shot, Captain Dr. Ivan Ndikuno, the Acting Head of AMISOM Level II
Hospital, explaining a point to the DSRCC
16. Wide shot, Captain Dr. Ivan Ndikuno, the Acting Head of AMISOM Level II
Hospital, explaining a point
17. Med shot, DSRCC leaving the emergency room at AMISOM Level II Hospital
18. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials touring AMISOM Level II Hospital
19. Med shot, DSRCC AMISOM Level II Hospital
20. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SIMON MULONGO DEPUTY SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION (DSRCC) FOR SOMALIA
“We have managed to get back everyone. Those who were involved in the
incident and of course our forces managed to put up a spirited fight and
repulsed the attack by the Al-Shabaab terrorists. As you could see those
three (the injured soldiers) are doing very well. They sustained some slight
injuries because of the explosion of the IED (Improvised Explosive Device)
that was planted on the road when they were ferrying food to supply the
areas of HirShabelle.”

21. Med shot, DSRCC being shown the wards from outside at AMISOM Level 2
Hospital
22. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials touring the hospital
23. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials touring the hospital
24. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials getting into the hospital
25. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials greeting an AMISOM officer
26. Med shot, DSRCC introducing his team to the AMISOM officer
27. Med shot, AMISOM officer briefing the DSRCC and his team
28. Close up shot, DSRCC and AMISOM Deputy Force Commander In Charge of
Operations listening
29. Med shot, DSRCC leaving the room
30. Med shot, DSRCC and other AMISOM officials touring the store
31. Wide shot, store with medical supplies
32. Med shot, DSRCC and team touring the store
33. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials leaving the store
34. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM official walking towards the laboratory
department
35. Wide shot, DSRCC and AMSIOM officials being shown around the laboratory
36. Close up shot, laboratory equipment
37. Wide shot, DSRCC and AMSIOM officials being shown around the laboratory
38. Med shot, AMISOM officer responding to a question
39. Close up shot, laboratory equipment
40. Med shot, microscopes
41. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SIMON MULONGO DEPUTY SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION (DSRCC) FOR SOMALIA
“The Generals here have taken note of these deficiencies and have promised
to follow them up through the system and we as the Mission headquarters
will support that so as to see some changes. We must repair, maintain and
 equip a fully functioning Level II health facility as required by the UN
standards.”

42. Wide shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials walking to UNSOS Level I Hospital
43. Wide shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials walking at UNSOS Level I Hospital
44. Med shot, DSRCC meeting the doctor in charge and introducing him to the
other AMISOM officials
45. Med shot, doctor in charge of UNSOS Level I Hospital giving a brief
explanation about the facility
46. Wide shot, walkway to the wards
47. Wide shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials walking to the Emergency Response
Room
48. Med shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials entering the Emergency Response
Room
49. Wide shot, doctor in charge explaining the procedures at the facility
50. Med shot, DSRCC leaving the facility
51. Wide shot, DSRCC and AMISOM officials walking away from the hospital

AU Deputy Special Representative visits injured soldiers at AMISOM hospital

Mogadishu, 3 March 2018 - The Deputy Head of the African Union Mission in
Somalia (AMISOM) Simon Mulongo today visited soldiers who were injured in the
Friday terrorist attack in Middle Shabelle region.

The injured soldiers, who are recuperating at AMISOM Level II Hospital, were part of
a convoy escorting civilian trucks transporting humanitarian supplies from
Mogadishu to Jowhar. The soldiers managed to repulse the terrorists, who hand
planted improvised explosive devices (IED) on the road, which damaged an
armoured personnel carrier and three civilian trucks.

Speaking at the hospital, Mr. Mulongo, who is also the Deputy Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for
Somalia, praised the soldiers for their bravery in repulsing the attackers and wished
them quick recovery.

“We came to see the progress of our soldiers who got injured in the ambush by the
terrorists. As you could see, we have three of them who sustained some injuries, so
we came to check on their progress,” he explained.

Immediately after the attack, a quick recovery unit was dispatched to the scene to
carry out a mop-up and recovery operation.

“As you could see those three (the injured soldiers) are doing very well. They
sustained some slight injuries because of the explosion of the IED that was planted
on the road when they were ferrying food to supply the areas of HirShabelle,” Mr.
Mulongo added.

The DSRCC, who was accompanied by AMISOM Deputy Force Commander In Charge
of Operations and Plans, Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai, and AMISOM Military Chief of
Staff, Brig. Kittila Bulti Tadesse, held a meeting with the hospital management and
later toured the facility to assess its condition.

Mr. Mulongo said the Mission will help address the challenges facing the hospital to
improve services offered to patients.

“The Generals here have taken note of these deficiencies and have promised to
follow them up through the system and we as the Mission headquarters will support
that, so as to see some changes. We must repair, maintain and equip a fully
functioning Level II health facility as required by the UN standards,” he stated.