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Ministry recieves Australian-donated equipment for COVID-19 response

Medical equipment donated by the Australian Department of Defence for Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control was handed over to the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 13.
Ministry recieves Australian-donated equipment for COVID-19 response ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Medical equipment donated by theAustralian Department of Defence for Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control washanded over to the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in Hanoi on July13.

This include a Xenios extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system, dialysis machines, and oxygen generators.

Speaking at the event, Major General Nguyen Hung Thang,Deputy Chairman and Chief of the Staff of the ministry’s General Department ofLogistics, said the donation is important for the pandemic prevention works,helps treat severe patients more effectively, and strengthens the capacity of theVietnamese army in response to COVID-19.

Highlighting Australia’s assistance for Vietnam since the beginningof the pandemic via providing vaccines, guidance materials, and experiences,among others, he said it demonstrates the effective cooperation between the twocountries in general and their militaries in particular.

Thang said he hopes the countries will further beef up their joinworks in military medicine and COVID-19 fight.

Ministry recieves Australian-donated equipment for COVID-19 response ảnh 2Major General Nguyen Hung Thang, Deputy Chairman and Chief of the Staff of the ministry’s General Department of Logistics, speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
For his part, Mark Tattersall, Chargé d'Affaires at theAustralian Embassy in Vietnam, stated the Vietnamese ministry is an importantpartner of Australia and plays a key role in Vietnam’s response to COVID-19over the past three years.

Australia is proud to cooperate with and support theVietnamese Government in fighting the pandemic, he affirmed, adding that hiscountry has so far transferred more than 22.2 million doses of COVID-19vaccines, including 14.4 million doses for Vietnam’s vaccination campaign forchildren.

The diplomat stressed Australia will stand side by side withVietnam in its efforts for pandemic prevention and control.

Considering defence-security cooperation a pillar in thenation’s strategic partnership, Tattersall said it is expanding across fields includingpeacekeeping, English language training, delegation exchange, military medicalexchange, and COVID-19 response, expressing his hope such ties will thrive in the time tocome./.
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