At the handover ceremony (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health on
September 6 received 1 million N95 medical masks worth approximately 40 billion
VND (1.75 million USD) donated by the to help protect frontline
medical workers in the fight against .
The masks was produced in and imported from the US, meeting
the standards set by the (FDA).
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Deputy Minister of Health
Tran Van Thuan thanked the bank for its assistance, considering it a great source of encouragement
for doctors and medical staff serving pandemic prevention and control.
He said about 17,000 health workers have to
date been sent to Ho Chi Minh City and southern localities to support them in the COVID-19
combat.
Tran Minh Dat, deputy general director of the bank,
hoped that the masks will be helpful to and encourage the force in the nation’s
fight against the pandemic./.
Source: VietnamPlus
