SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a photograph dated 5 February and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support team 6 February, a Ugandan officer serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) stands in front of a truck carrying medical supplies in Qatar internally displaced people's (IDP) camp in the Wardhigley District of the Somali capital Mogadishu, where AMISOM doctors were providing free medical check-ups and treatment for displaced Somali civilians. The free medical care and distribution of mosquito nets were part of a week-long programme called Tarehe Sita - Kisw
SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a photograph dated 5 February and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support team 6 February, a Ugandan officer serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) stands in front of a truck carrying medical supplies in Qatar internally displaced people's (IDP) camp in the Wardhigley District of the Somali capital Mogadishu, where AMISOM doctors were providing free medical check-ups and treatment for displaced Somali civilians. The free medical care and distribution of mosquito nets were part of a week-long programme called Tarehe Sita - Kiswahili for 6 February - which is the commemorative date that the Ugandan People's Defence Force (UPDF) was formed. This year marks 31 years since the UPDF's creation, which currently has around 6,500 personnel serving with AMISOM in Somalia. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
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