Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam speaks at 18th MASEAN conference of the Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Medical
Association (VMA) Nguyen Thi Xuyen has received the rotational chairmanship of
the (MASEAN) for the 2018-2020
tenure.
The chair was handed over at the 18th MASEAN
conference, themed “Third party administration and medical registration among
Southeast Asian countries”, which opened in Hanoi on May 3.
The event was attended by Vietnamese Deputy
Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, President of the World Medical Association Yoshitake
Yokokura, Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, and
representatives of the World Health Organisation and medical associations of
Southeast Asian nations.
In his speech, Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam highlighted
the conference’s importance to the development of the VMA and health care
system in Vietnam, adding that it is also a contribution to the regional
countries’ comprehensive cooperation and a practical action of the ASEAN
Community to realise health-related goals in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese Government
always highly appreciates efforts of Vietnamese doctors. The VMA is playing an
increasingly crucial role in making policies, popularising knowledge and
monitoring State agencies’ implementation of health policies.
Addressing the event, VMA President Nguyen Thi
Xuyen noted the MASEAN, founded in 1980, aims to strengthen relations between
medical associations and experts of ASEAN countries, research into and
disseminate medical knowledge, report on professional issues, and make common
policies to ensure the best possible health care for people.
This is a foundation for the to greatly help
with improving the quality of health care for more than 650 million people in
ASEAN, she said, adding that the VMA is a responsible member in realising the
targets of the MASEAN.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
