Enhancing the Capacities of Uniformed Medical Personnel deployed to UN Peace Operations

This project aims to provide a four-week basic medical and psychological trauma training course and a one-week advanced medical training course to uniformed men and women medical personnel deploying to the highest risk United Nations (UN) Peace Operations (UN Mission in South Sudan UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and Mali and UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo). This training program responds to a key capability gap identified by the UN and increases medical personnel’s skills and knowledge to reduce peacekeeper fatalities. These trainings occur in eight target countries which are among the top 20 Troop and Police Contributing Countries to a pilot medical training project. Project activities include: (1) reviewing training packages content and methodology to integrate the specific and gendered needs and the country and mission context; (2) delivering eight four-week trainings of men and women military and/or police medical and para-medical personnel from the targeted countries with 20 participants per training; (3) delivering eight one-week advanced medical training based on the needs of the target countries with 10 participants per training; (4) procuring consumable and non-consumable medical training equipment and Buddy First Aid Kits for participants; and (5) maintaining the online platform to provide advice and mentoring to those trained participants and upgrade the Android version of the UN MissionMed mobile application to include French translation and other relevant materials.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthened knowledge skills and behaviour of men and women uniformed medical personnel deployed to the top four high-risk U N Peacekeeping Operations; and (2) enhanced the physical and mental well-being of men and women uniformed personnel deployed to UN Peace Operations.