At the signing ceremony (Photo: moh.gov.vn)– The and the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) on March 7 inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on efficient
natural disaster, calamity and emergency response.
In addition, a
document providing guidance on management of dead bodies following natural
disasters and other emergencies was presented at the signing ceremony.
Speaking at the
event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son voiced his belief that the MoU
will bring about positive and humanitarian outcomes, contributing to the
development of Vietnam’s forensic medicine.
Vietnam
suffers an average annual loss of about 400 people who are killed or go missing
due to natural disasters, as well as losses of hundreds of millions of US
dollars.
The
country has taken measures to cope with climate change and prevent natural
disasters, especially to improve the legal framework on natural disaster risk
reduction, in which the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster
Prevention and Control plays a key role.
Last
year, 13 storms and 14 severe flash floods and landslides struck Vietnam. The natural disasters cost some 20
trillion VND (862 million USD) and caused 218 deaths.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
