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Health Ministry, ICRC partner in disaster, calamity response

The Ministry of Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on March 7 inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on efficient natural disaster, calamity and emergency response.
Health Ministry, ICRC partner in disaster, calamity response ảnh 1At the signing ceremony (Photo: moh.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA)– The Ministry of Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) on March 7 inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on efficientnatural disaster, calamity and emergency response.

In addition, adocument providing guidance on management of dead bodies following naturaldisasters and other emergencies was presented at the signing ceremony.

Speaking at theevent, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son voiced his belief that the MoUwill bring about positive and humanitarian outcomes, contributing to thedevelopment of Vietnam’s forensic medicine.

Vietnamsuffers an average annual loss of about 400 people who are killed or go missingdue to natural disasters, as well as losses of hundreds of millions of USdollars.

Thecountry has taken measures to cope with climate change and prevent naturaldisasters, especially to improve the legal framework on natural disaster riskreduction, in which the Central Steering Committee for Natural DisasterPrevention and Control plays a key role. 

Lastyear, 13 storms and 14 severe flash floods and landslides struck Vietnam. The natural disasters cost some 20trillion VND (862 million USD) and caused 218 deaths.-VNA
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#Ministry of Health #International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) #natural disaster - calamity and emergency response #management of dead bodies following natural disasters #Vietnam’s forensic medicine #climate change #vietanmplus #Vietnam News Agency
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