Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat visits the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE)(Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s
Secretariat Vo Van Thuong has commended staff members of the National Institute
of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) for their tireless efforts in COVID-19-related
research.
Making a visit
to the institute on February 9 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival,
the Party official affirmed that the NIHE has always fulfilled its tasks in
researching and training, especially in the fight against the COVID-19
pandemic.
He noted that
Vietnam was one of the first four countries in the world successfully in culturing and isolating the SARS-CoV-2, thus contributing to the development of
vaccine for .
Leaders of the institute are always the first to arrive at
pandemic hotspots and the last to leave after the outbreaks are contained, helping
enhancing the quality of medical services at the grassroots level, and people’s
trust in the control of the pandemic, Thuong said.
He asked relevant agencies, especially the , to
provide the best possible support for the institute to fulfill its tasks.
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said the health sector has
done its best in 2020 and has fulfilled the tasks assigned by the Party and the
State, contributing to achieving the twin targets of containing the COVID-19
pandemic and maintaining economic development.
The sector will make further efforts in 2021, an important year
for reforming the health sector, he promised./.
Source: VietnamPlus
