British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward delivers a speech at the launch of the Partnership for Global Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) in Vietnam on November 18. (Photo: British Embassy in Hanoi)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has been selected as the only Asian in a new
global healthcare partnership founded by the (WEF), the
UK-based (LSE) and British pharmaceutical giant
AstraZeneca.
Launched in
Vietnam on November 18, the Partnership for Global Health System Sustainability
and Resilience (PHSSR) aims to initiate a multi-sector effort to help health
systems foresee, prevent, and adapt to the diverse health challenges the world
faces.
In the pilot
phase, running until January 2021, the project will be implemented in eight
countries including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, and Vietnam, amongst which Vietnam is the
only Asian country because of its unique health system experiences and
expertise, including its effective COVID-19 response.
PHSSR’s Vietnam
team will apply a new Framework developed by the LSE to conduct a rapid review
of the country’s health system sustainability and resilience, and identify
practical solutions to strengthen them for the benefits of Vietnamese people.
Policy
recommendations from the pilot phase will inform The Great Reset – an initiative
by the WEF – and be announced at its virtual event in January 2021.
British
Ambassador Gareth Ward expressed his delight that the UK and Vietnam are both
part of the Partnership’s pilot phase, exchanging knowledge and experience to
enhance both countries’ health systems and be better prepared for future health
crises. He looked forward to further advancing UK-Vietnam health cooperation
and bilateral relations.
While the
pandemic has been catastrophic, it also presents a brief window of
opportunity to act, said AstraZeneca Vietnam Chairman & General Director
Nitin Kapoor. The pandemic has generated unprecedented public awareness, and
the political will to address global health issues, he said.
Vietnam’s
decisive leadership and swift action in its pandemic response have been
inspirational to the world, he noted, adding that his company expects to work
closely with the Vietnamese Government and the Ministry of Health, among others, to
maximise the project’s impact and increase local patients’ access to quality
healthcare./.
Source: VietnamPlus
