Samples are tested at a quick COVID-19 testing site in Yen Hoa ward of Hanoi’s Cau Giay district on April 3 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The (UNFPA)
is providing Vietnam with hand sanitiser as support for the country in the
fight against .
In the first phase, the UNFPA will supply 7,000 bottles of
which are set to be distributed to the frontline hospitals in Hanoi.
UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara said it is
necessary to support the Ministry of Health and medical workers, especially
those working in the frontline, since they have to risk their health to protect
other people’s health and prevent the disease from spreading.
Protecting medical workers from getting infected must be the
top priority throughout the process of response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she said.
Kitahara noted the UNFPA wants to show its solidarity with all
Vietnamese people, adding that together with UN organisations, the always
stands ready to assist Vietnam with everything possible to help the country fight
against this pandemic.
Special attention should also be paid to vulnerable groups,
including pregnant women, Kitahara said.
Appreciating the UNFPA’s assistance to Vietnam, a leader of the Health Ministry stressed that protecting all people’ health in the
COVID-19 pandemic is the top priority of the Government, which has also given
special focus to vulnerable groups and frontline medical workers.
Like
other emergency situations, the COVID-19 pandemic could hamper people’s access
to essential reproductive health services and reduce authorities’ capacity of responding
to gender violence in the time women and girls are in need of those services.
The UNFPA has called on partners to jointly
help Vietnam in the COVID-19 combat by providing essential products for the
disease prevention and control, especially for high-risk groups like pregnant
women and those susceptible to gender violence./.
Source: VietnamPlus
