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Acting President extends gratitude to doctors nationwide

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 23 met with doctors and officials of the health sector on the occasion of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - 2023).
Acting President extends gratitude to doctors nationwide ảnh 1Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (R) meets with doctors and officials of the health sector. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 23 met with doctors and officials of the health sector on the occasion of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - 2023).

Extending her best wishes and profound gratitude to doctors,officials and staff of the health sector nationwide, Xuan affirmed that the Party andState always pay attention to and invest in the sector, especially in institutional building with the recent promulgation of the Law on MedicalExamination and Treatment.

To achieve the goal of turning Vietnam into a developedcountry by 2045, the Acting President stressed the importance of the quality ofhuman resources, including those of the health sector.

Therefore, the sector needs to continue fostering and developinghuman resources, especially in the context that the world and the country haveto face pandemics, including new diseases  that can threaten human lifeand health, Xuan said.

It is also necessary to research and apply new scientific andtechnological advances, and build a contingent of highly skilled medical staff to improve the quality of healthcare services, she added./.
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