Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Cooperation Agency (JICA) on February 21 presented the first package of
biologicals worth 1 million JPY (over 8,900 USD) to the Pasteur Institute in Ho
Chi Minh City in support of its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak.
It was part of a 4 million JPY package that JICA planned to
donate to the Pasteur Institute.
The Pasteur Institute currently manages diseases control
centres of 20 southern provinces and cities. It was assigned by the Ministry of
Health to test suspected cases of in the south.
On February 7, JICA also granted the first package of
biologicals valued at 14 million JPY to the Hanoi-based National Institute of
Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).
The total amount of its assistance for Vietnam in the fight
against COVID-19 is estimated at 20 million JPY (178,800 USD).
In order to help Vietnam cope with dangerous infectious
diseases, the Japanese Government has provided the country with non-refundable
aid packages to launch level-3 bio-safety rooms, offer technical assistance to
improve the capacity of labs on bio safety and highly hazardous infectious
pathogen.
For the third stage of the project on improving the capacity
of labs on bio safety and highly hazardous infectious pathogen, the Japanese
side already sent two experts to work for a long term at the NIHE./.
Source: VietnamPlus
