Vietnam highly values WHO’s close technical partnership: official
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong affirmed Vietnam’s appreciation of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s close technical partnership with its Government, while attending the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76) in Geneva on May 23.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong (fourth from right), Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (fourth from left) - Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, and other members of the Vietnamese delegation at the 76th World Health Assembly. (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) – Deputy Minister of HealthNguyen Thi Lien Huong affirmed Vietnam’s appreciation of the World Health Organisation(WHO)’s close technical partnership with its Government, while attending the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76) in Geneva on May 23.
In her remarks, Huong said the WHA76takes place in coincidence with many important milestones of the World HealthOrganisation (WHO), including its 75th founding anniversary.
Vietnamhas gained a number of major healthcare achievements, including the average lifeexpectancy raised to over 75. It has also been pressing on with reforming thehealth sector to meet medical demand in the future, especially amid fastsocio-economic development and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, she noted.
Mentioning WHO’s recent declaration of the end to the COVID-19pandemic as global health emergency of international concern, the Deputy Ministersaid Vietnam quickly carried out a large-scale vaccination campaign in2021 and 2022 and has ensured vaccine access nationwide.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong addresses the 76th World Health Assembly. (Photo: VNA)
She cited statistics as showing that the country has reachedan average of 273.7 administered doses of COVID-19 vaccines every 100 people,1.6 times the global average of 170.1 and also higher than mostdeveloped nations. The rate of people fully vaccinated with primary doses is1.4 times while the rate of those given booster doses doubles the world’srespective averages.
Thanks to these efforts, since the beginning of 2022, Vietnamhas shifted to a period of sustainably managing the pandemic, whichmeans balancing socio-economic development and public health measures toprotect vulnerable groups and the healthcare system, Huong went on.
Highlighting WHO’s close technicalpartnership with the Vietnamese Government, the official added the country is proud of allthe health achievements obtained with support from WHO during the pandemic andover the past years, and hopes to continue this partnership./.
Moving toward the goal of universal health care coverage by 2030, the Vietnamese Party and State have for years put the protection of and care for people’s health at the top, and the focus is bringing about encouraging results.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong (fourth from right), Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (fourth from left) - Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, and other members of the Vietnamese delegation at the 76th World Health Assembly. (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong addresses the 76th World Health Assembly. (Photo: VNA) 
