The International Cooperation Agency () delivers the first batch of medical equipment for COVID-19 treatment to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)HCM City (VNA) – The (JICA) on July
29 said it has delivered the first batch of medical equipment for
treatment to Cho Ray
Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
ThIS is part of
a project worth nearly 60 million JPY (equivalent to 12 billion VND) in support
of the city’s hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. The JICA-sponsored project was announced in June 2020.
Director of the hospital
Nguyen Tri Thuc thanked JICA for its timely and effective support, adding new community transmissions have been recorded in the
central city of Da Nang
in recent days.
The hospital has sent some
health workers to support the city.
JICA said it will continue
consulting with the Japanese
government to assist Vietnam
in preventing communicable diseases, including COVID-19.
In 2016, JICA and Cho Ray
Hospital jointly
implemented a technical cooperation project to improve the quality of medical
examination and treatment./.
Source: VietnamPlus
