UN says there will be no medical evacuation gap in Mali peacekeeping mission, but mum on details

Canada ended its medical evacuation capability at the end of August. The task force completed 11 medical evacuations, treating more than 40 people.

A Chinook helicopter is pictured in Mali on June 5 with a Griffon in the background. While deployed in Mali, the Griffon acted as an armed escort for the Chinooks. Department of National Defence photograph by Corp. François Charest

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 4, 2019

The United Nations says there will be no lapse in medical evacuations critical to its Mali peacekeeping mission after Canada ended such efforts in August, but, with Romania's takeover not official until October, it won't explain how the gap is being filled. The Canadian peacekeeping task force, whi...

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