A working session between representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the FSFV. (Photo: VNA)Paris (VNA) – The France-Vietnam
Medical Federation (Fédération
Santé Vietnam – FSFV) has become a bright spot in the movement of between
the two nations, and a bridge connecting French, Vietnamese and French-Vietnamese
doctors, said its President Dr. Dao Thu Ha.
In
an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Ha
said the federation has consistently endeavored
to promote cooperation between hospitals of Vietnam and France, organise exchange activities, support healthcare human resources training, and provide technical assistance
and medical equipment for Vietnam, contributing to improving the quality of
healthcare services at Vietnamese hospitals and medical facilities.
The
initiative to set up the federation started in 2014 during the France – Vietnam Year, with the aim of gathering associations and individuals operating
in the medical field who have cooperative relations with Vietnam.
The
FSFV officially made its debut at a symposium held in Ho Chi Minh City in 2015,
with the goal of creating a comprehensive
strength in actions, sharing professional experience and information, as well
as implementing cooperative projects between the two countries.
Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the FSFV in a group photo. (Photo: VNA) Ha, who is also President of the Imagerie,
Médicale Sans Frontières (IMSF), said the FSFV has so far gathered around 25
associations, groups, investment funds, and medical equipment and
pharmaceutical companies, as well as Vietnamese, French, and French-Vietnamese individuals working
in the medical field in France, who have cooperation with hospitals and medical
facilities in Vietnam.
According to Ha, the federation has maintained the organisation
of conferences to evaluate the medical cooperation between the two countries in
recent times and map out action programmes in the future.
It kept a close watch on the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic
in Vietnam, and took all-out efforts to search for sources of aid regarding
vaccines and medical equipment to join hands with Vietnam in the fight against
the health crisis, she said, adding the FSFV shared its experience in preventing and controlling the pandemic with Vietnam as a multidisciplinary healthcare dialogue partner through online
seminars.
Ha also revealed the federation’s plans in the coming time, saying that it has
planned to organise specialised conferences in November in Hanoi in celebration
of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations, and 10 years of the strategic
partnership between the two nations.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang highly appreciated the contributions
of French and French-ese doctors to promoting healthcare cooperation
between the two countries, especially in human resources training and modernising
the medical sector through providing technical assistance and donating medical
equipment to hospitals and healthcare facilities in Vietnam.
He expressed his hope that the FSFV will continue to play its special role in
training young generations who can continue and inherit the mission of
promoting healthcare cooperation between the two nations./.
Source: VietnamPlus
