Delegates at a seminar within the programme (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The in general
and key in particularly always accompany the health sector,
heard a meeting held in Hanoi on February 24 on the occasion of Vietnamese
Doctors’ Day (February 27).
The function was co-organised by Nhan Dan (People)
Newspaper, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV), and Vietnam Television (VTV), and the Ministry of Health.
In his opening remarks, Editor-in-chief
of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Minh, who is also deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission
for Information and Education and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association,
extended his best wishes to leaders of the health ministry and medical
facilities.
He said many reporters worked on the forefront of the combat
against the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting efforts by doctors during the
fight, while many others travelled to remote and natural disaster-hit areas to cover the news relating to health service there.
Minh also emphasised the press’s role in building
policies on health care, and affirmed that Nhan Dan Newspaper, VNA, VOV and VTV
will pay more attention to the communication work on medical activities.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang said many health
workers have inspired journalists, saying there are professors, doctors,
pharmacists, managers and village midwives who have braved difficulties and hardships,
and even risked their lives to create miracles and bring life and health to
people.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)Press agencies, particularly major ones, will always
accompany medical forces, and work together with the in seeking
solutions to obstacles, contributing to mobilising the strength of the entire
society in health care, she continued.
Permanent Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen emphasised
the role of press agencies in popularising guidelines of the Party, policies of
the State and strategies of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention
and Control in a rapid and accurate fashion.
Notably, Nhan Dan Newspaper, VNA, VOV and VTV proposed
and rolled out many communication solutions during the pandemic combat, Tuyen said, expressing his hope that the communication work on health care will
be stepped up in the time ahead.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang and Permanent Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen at an exhibition within the programme. (Photo: VNA)He suggested building close links between the medical
sector and press agencies for the public’s health, and that press agencies and
media managers should prioritise resources to the communication work in health
care.
The event featured two seminars, during which delegates
shared their views on the role of grassroots health service and the settlement
of post-pandemic issues, among others./.
Source: VietnamPlus
