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Phu Tho province hands over anti-malaria centre to Lao locality

Phu Tho province of Vietnam symbolically handed over the centre for malaria prevention, control, and treatment in Luang Namtha on December 23 as a gift for the Lao province.
Phu Tho province hands over anti-malaria centre to Lao locality ảnh 1The handover ceremony in Luang Namtha province on December 23 (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Phu Tho province of Vietnam symbolicallyhanded over the centre for malaria prevention, control, and treatment in LuangNamtha on December 23 as a gift for the Lao province.

Addressing the inauguration and handover ceremony, member ofthe Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Phu Tho provincial PartyCommittee Bui Minh Chau looked back on the great friendship between Vietnam andLaos, noting that since 1979, Phu Tho and Luang Namtha has set up andstrengthened friendship and solidarity while assisting each other to developcomprehensively and sustainably.

The Vietnamese province has supported the Lao side to constructmany infrastructure and social welfare facilities worth nearly 40 billion VND (1.7million USD) in total since 2005, helping boost local socio-economicdevelopment and improve people’s living standards, he noted.

Khamlay Sipaseuth, member of the Lao People’s RevolutionaryParty (LPRP) Central Committee, Secretary of the Luang Namtha provincial Party Committee and Governor of Luang Namtha, described the inauguration of theanti-malaria centre as a meaningful contribution to the Vietnam - Laos Solidarityand Friendship Year 2022.

He appreciated the gift from Phu Tho authorities andpeople and pledged that his province will use the building in the mosteffective manner to care for the health of local residents.

Invested with 10 billion VND, the Luang Namtha centre for malariaprevention, control, and treatment had its construction started in October2020. It was put into use after one year of construction, but the officialhandover was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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