Deputy Minister of Health (first from right) and leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The has decided to
establish a standing division for in Ho Chi
Minh City, which is headed by its Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son.
According to the decision, Son is assisted by three deputy
heads from local medical establishments, namely Director of Cho Ray Hospital Nguyen
Tri Thuc; Director of Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute Phan Trong Lan; and
Director of HCM City Institute of Public Health Dang Van Chinh.
The division aims to support professional activities in
monitoring and responding to the epidemic; patient treatment; testing; quarantine; and communications work in the city and relevant neighbouring localities.
It also inspects and assists the city’s implementation of
COVID-19 prevention and control measures in line with the directions of the
Party Secretariat, the Government, the Prime Minister, and the National
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control, as well as professional guidance of the
Ministry of Health.
The ministry requested the municipal Department of Health
to direct relevant agencies and district-level authorities to closely
coordinate with the unit and follow its professional recommendations./.
Source: VietnamPlus
