Australian Ambassador Robyn Mudie (L) symbolically presents the vaccine to Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on October 6 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The on October 6 received 300,000
doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and medical equipment donated by the Australian
Government.
The medical equipment included 614 N95 and surgical masks, and 40,800 personal protective
suits.
Last month, Australia handed over more than 400,000 doses of the vaccine to the Ministry of Health.
Australia has so far delivered more than 700,000 doses of the COVID-19
vaccine to Vietnam as part of its commitment to share 1.5 million doses
to support Vietnam’s pandemic fight.
At the ceremony held at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in
Hanoi, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie said that Australia will
increase its support to Vietnam by assisting it to purchase approximately 3.7
million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses. These vaccine doses will be
purchased through a procurement agreement with UNICEF and in partnership with
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health. This will bring Australia’s contribution of
vaccine doses to Vietnam to approximately 5.2 million.
Australia’s commitment to support access in Vietnam is now
worth 60 million AUD.
“As a close friend and partner Australia is committed to supporting Vietnam in
its fight against COVID,” the Ambassador said.
In addition to Australia’s support for vaccine delivery in Vietnam, Australia
is working in partnership with UNICEF to support cold chain upgrades, training
for healthcare workers, communications, and planning and implementation of the
vaccine rollout in remote provinces in Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong thanked the Australian Government
and people of the help in the COVID-19 fight. He pledged to promptly distribute
the vaccines and medical equipment to medical facilities and localities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
