Vietnam, Czech Republic intensify health collaboration
The Czech Republic plans to deliver 250,000 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 to Vietnam this week, and decides to transfer additional 500,000 doses to the Southeast Asian country, Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech has stated.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung (R) and Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) - The Czech Republic plans to deliver 250,000 doses ofvaccine against COVID-19 to Vietnam this week, and decides to transferadditional 500,000 doses to the Southeast Asian country, Czech Health Minister AdamVojtech has stated.
Speaking at a working session with Vietnamese Ambassador tothe Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung on August 20, the minister affirmed hissupport for strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the health field,especially in human resources training and sending Vietnamese nurses to work at medical and nursing facilities of the Czech Republic.
He welcomed the investment project of the InternationalChildren's Hospital in Da Nang city and promised to work with medicalbusinesses to consider funding for the Viet - Tiep Friendship Hospital in HaiPhong city.
Ambassador Dung congratulated the Czech Republic oneffectively conducting vaccinations and putting the pandemic under control, andthanked the Government for the timely and valuable support in donating vaccinesand quick test kits as well as transferring vaccines to Vietnam.
He emphasised that Vietnam wishes to strengthen cooperationwith the Czech Republic, focusing on human resource training, medical equipmentmanufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
The two sides discussed measures to promote bilateral healthcooperation, particularly in implementing cooperation in COVID-19 prevention asmentioned during the phone call between the two Prime Ministers on August 9.
The Czech Health Minister expressed his wish to visitVietnam soon to further strengthen the traditional friendship between the twocountries./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung (R) and Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech (Photo: VNA) 
