Vinmec International Hospital in Da Nang (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The has been ready to serve the APEC Economic
Leaders’ Week scheduled to take place in the central city of Da Nang from
November 6-11.
The
statement was made by Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Health
Ministry’s Medical Examination and Treatment Department which is in charge of overseeing
the at the event.
Khue
said around 500 medical workers, including high-profile doctors, nurses and
technicians in such leading hospitals as Huu Nghi, Viet Duc, Bach Mai, Cho Ray
and Vinmec Hanoi, have been called for the Week – the most important event of
the APEC Year 2017 hosted by Vietnam.
Hospitals
in the city and neighbouring localities have plans to assign their personnel to
join in emergency tasks in case there are those who get sick or injured.
The sector
has prepared two additional ambulances with sufficient equipment and medicine,
Khue stated, adding that a plan to carry patients by helicopter for treatment
in other places or abroad was also put on place.
Three
working groups from the ministry have checked food safety and hygiene practices
at 49 hotels assigned to serve the event, Khue said.
The APEC
Economic Leaders’ Week is expected to bring together heads of state and around
10,000 delegates from 21 APEC member economies.
Established in 1989, APEC comprises Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China,
Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,
New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore,
Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
