The Vietnamese delegation at the event (Photo: VNA) delegation led by attended the 14th ASEAN
Health Ministers’ Meeting that opened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on August 29.
With representatives from ASEAN partner countries such as Japan, the Republic
of Korea, China and the taking part, the meeting
discussed one of the four topics featuring “ASEAN strives to combat fake and
bad-quality medicines”.
Speaking at the event, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea
Banh underlined Cambodia’s recommendations to ASEAN member states to jointly
promote the harmonious development of regional health sector.
He highlighted the Cambodian government’s efforts in public health care via
health infrastructure development, personnel training and budget extension.
Cambodia is actively embarking on social support system for the 2016 – 2025
period to expand health care network, towards providing health care for all
citizens by 2030, he said.
As scheduled, Minister Tien visited Siem Reap provincial hospital and met
bilaterally with her Cambodian counterpart Mam Bunheng. She also held bilateral
meeting with the Indonesian Health Minister and signed a memorandum of
understanding between the Vietnamese and Indonesian health ministries.
The and related meetings take place in
Siem Reap on August 26 – 30, focusing on the four topics of fighting fake and
bad-quality medicines, ensuring budget for health care, improving the capacity
of realising WHO’s regulations, and creativity in strengthening health
care.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
