Vietnam shares experience in balancing health, economic targets at APEC meeting
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen shared Vietnam’s experience in realising the twin target of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and sustaining economic growth, at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting held in Bangkok on August 25 - 26.
The 12th APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy, held in Bangkok (Thailand) on August 25 - 26. (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Health Do XuanTuyen shared Vietnam’s experience in realising the twin target of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and sustaining economic growth, at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) meeting held in Bangkok on August 25 - 26.
The 12th APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and theEconomy (HLM12) took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out in early2020 and has yet to be over and has caused substantial impacts on people’s health andeconomies in the region and the world.
It focused on three main issues – “Open to Partnership”, “Connectwith the World”, and “Balance Health and the Economy”.
At a roundtable discussionabout global health security, Deputy Minister Tuyen highlighted Vietnam’sexperience in COVID-19 prevention and control.
He stressed that Vietnam has obtained many significantachievements in various fields, including sustaining economic growth.
Thanks to the application of drastic and effective solutions, the COVID-19pandemic has been placed under control nationwide, the macro-economy kept stable, major balanced ensured, and people’s life increasingly improved, while production and businesses activities have returned to pre-pandemic levels, he said.
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen attends the meeting in Bangkok. (Photo: VNA)
The official said as soon as the pandemic was recorded inVietnam, the Health Ministry swiftly coordinated with other ministries,sectors, and localities to contain the coronavirus transmission.
The country stepped up its vaccine diplomacy, established the COVID-19Vaccine Fund, boosted vaccine import and development as well as the transfer ofvaccine production technology, and launched the biggest-ever vaccinationcampaign. Its National Assembly and Government also issued resolutions toguarantee health and social security, which demanded urgent solutions toCOVID-19 and investment in socio-economic recovery and development.
Vietnam has also proactively assisted other countries facingdifficulties in pandemic response and economic recovery, according to Tuyen.
At the discussion, participants also shared their economies’ integratedpolicies on COVID-19 response. They also scrutinised the draft HLM12 Chairstatement, which will be reported to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting thisNovember./.
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The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
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.
The 12th APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy, held in Bangkok (Thailand) on August 25 - 26. (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen attends the meeting in Bangkok. (Photo: VNA) 
