STORY: AU Special Representative for Somalia

visits AMISOM personnel admitted in various

hospitals in Nairobi
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 26/SEPT/2019, NAIROBI, KENYA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, arriving at the
hospital and greeting the hospital staff
2. Med shot, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira, arriving at the hospital and
greeting the hospital staff
3. Med shot, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira, signing the visitors book at
the hospital
4. Med shot, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira, visiting an injured AMISOM
soldier at the hospital
5. Med shot, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira, flanked by other senior
AMISOM officials visit an injured AMISOM soldier at the hospital
6. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MADEIRA, SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION (SRCC) FOR SOMALIA
“The way you take care of our patients. You are doing miracles and all our
patients feel comforted. Even before they get well, they are already feeling
this well. This is the place they should be. So thank you for that. I want to
express recognition and thanks for the way you are handling our patients”.

7. Wide shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira flanked by the doctor in

charge and other senior AMISOM officials walking at the hospital
8. Med shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira visiting an injured AMISOM
soldier at the hospital
9. Med shot, injured AMISOM officer giving account of what happened
10. Med shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira giving the injured soldier
some gifts
11. Wide shot, injured AMISOM officer lying in the hospital bed
12. Med shot, Recuperating AMISOM officer seated on the hospital bed
 13. Wide shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira walking out of the hospital
ward
14. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) DR. DOMINIC MWENJA
“We appreciate the fact that we have continued to support each other in the
welfare of our men and women in uniform. We cannot over emphasize the
importance of what you do and the care that you take with our men who are
here and those who come and will continue to come and for that we really
appreciate”.

15. Wide shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira arriving at another hospital
and being met by the hospital officials
16. Med shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira handing out some fruit
basket to a recuperating AMISOM officer
17. Med shot, AMISOM officer receiving gifts from the SRCC
18. Wide shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira handing out some fruit
basket and other gifts to a recuperating AMISOM officer
19. Med shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira interacting with another
recuperating AMISOM officer at the hospital
20. Wide shot, senior AMISOM officials interacting the the recuperating AMISOM
officer
21. Med shot, doctor explaining the condition of a recuperating AMISOM officer
22. Med shot, nurse taking the blood pressure readings from a recuperating
AMISOM officer
23. Med shot, recuperating officer lying in bed
24. Med shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira being shown the history and
growth of the hospital

AU Special Representative for Somalia visits AMISOM personnel admitted in various

hospitals in Nairobi

Nairobi, 29 September 2019—Soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in

Somalia (AMISOM) got a morale booster on Thursday when the AU Special Representative
for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, led high-level AMISOM officers in cheering
injured soldiers admitted at various medical facilities in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.

Ambassador Madeira expressed satisfaction at the quality of treatment the injured soldiers
were receiving, and thanked the medical staff for their excellent care to the troops.

Ambassador Madeira was accompanied by AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Tigabu
Yilma; Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, who is Ambassador Madeira’s Special Advisor on
Military Affairs; the Acting AU Police Commissioner, Rex Dundun, and Lt. Col Dr. Cloudy
Mapepa.

Ambassador Madeira said that his visit was to show solidarity with the peacekeepers, thank
them for their sacrifices and reaffirm the commitment of the mission leadership to the
injured soldiers as they recuperate in hospital.
Speaking to the visiting delegation, a hospital administrator thanked Ambassador Madeira
and the mission’s leadership for their confidence and trust, and pledged to continue
providing high quality medical services to AMISOM personnel.

He said: “We appreciate the fact that we have continued to support each other in the
welfare of our men and women in uniform. We cannot over emphasize the importance of
what they do and we will continue to ensure that they are comfortable for as long as they
are in our care.”.

To raise the spirits of the AMISOM troops, Ambassador Madeira makes regular visits to
military personnel serving in the mission who have suffered various injuries in the fight
against terrorists, necessitating their evacuation to Nairobi for specialized treatment.