Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’sTemasek Foundation International on March 29 presented 10 ventilators toVietnam in support of its treatment for COVID-19 patients.
On behalf of the VietnameseGovernment, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tao Thi Thanh Huong received and thanked the foundation for itsgifts.
In early March, the VietnameseGovernment has agreed with Temasek’s proposal to hand over 10 ventilators tofive Vietnamese hospitals, namely the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases,the Military Hospital 103, the Duc Giang General Hospital, the Cho Ray Hospitaland the Military Hospital 7A.
Earlier, Temasek donated medical equipment and test kits to the Vietnamese Health Ministry, including VerePLEXTM Biosystem, VereCovTM Detection Kitsand QIAamp Viral RNA Mini Kit.
Huong lauded the move as anevidence for sentiment that the Singaporean government and people give to the Vietnamese people as well as the strategic partnership between the two nations.
She pledged to continue working closely withTemasek to serve as a bridge promoting people-to-people exchange andcooperation in fields of Temasek’s interest in the near future.
Founded in 2007, the non-profit charityfoundation Temasek focuses on funding and supporting capacity improvementprogrammes in Asia and the world, which aims to enhance the capacity in thefields of health care, education, public administration, urban management anddisaster response.
The foundation said it will continue supplying10 oxygen generators to Hanoi and 10 others to Ho Chi Minh City in the nearfuture./.
