The will take place in Ha Nam province from May 12-14. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) is ready for the UN Day of
Vesak 2019, set to place in the from May 12-14.
According to Director General of the MoH’s Management of Medical Examination
Department Luong Ngoc Khue, the health sector will take care of ,500
delegates from 100 countries and territories worldwide, and about 10,000
domestic delegates and Buddhist followers.
The department will work with the Vietnam Food Administration, Department of
Preventive Medicine and the Health Environment Management Agency to ensure food
safety and arrange personnel to give timely emergency aid and treatment in case
of fires, explosions or mass food poisoning incidents, among other potential
calamities.
As the delegates will join Vesak Day activities in Hanoi, Ha Nam and Ninh Binh,
medical staff will be arranged at Noi Bai International Airport, places hosting
Vesak activities, hotels and Tam Chuc Buddhist Cultural Complex, Khue said.
Central-level hospitals, Hanoi French Hospital, Vinmec International Hospital
and general hospitals in Ha Noi, Ninh Binh and Ha Nam have been told to prepare
high-quality patient beds for guests, delegates and journalists in case they
need medical care.
If patients need to travel abroad for treatment, the MoH will direct hospitals
to prepare procedures, medicine and equipment to ensure that they are safely
transferred overseas.
The UN General Assembly on December
15, 1999 recognised the Day of Vesak to celebrate the thrice-sacred event of
the life of the Buddha Gautama and to acknowledge the contributions Buddhism
has made to humanity.
The UN Day of Vesak was first celebrated in
2001, and this is the third time Vietnam has hosted the event.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
