Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong (fourth from right), Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (fourth from left) - Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, and other members of the Vietnamese delegation at the 76th World Health Assembly. (Photo: VNA) In her remarks, Huong said the WHA76 takes place in coincidence with many important milestones of the World Health Organisation (WHO), including its 75th founding anniversary.
Vietnam has gained a number of major healthcare achievements, including the average life expectancy raised to over 75. It has also been pressing on with reforming the health sector to meet medical demand in the future, especially amid fast socio-economic development and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, she noted.
Mentioning WHO’s recent declaration of the end to the COVID-19 pandemic as global health emergency of international concern, the Deputy Minister said Vietnam quickly carried out a large-scale vaccination campaign in 2021 and 2022 and has ensured vaccine access nationwide.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong addresses the 76th World Health Assembly. (Photo: VNA) Thanks to these efforts, since the beginning of 2022, Vietnam has shifted to a period of sustainably managing the pandemic, which means balancing socio-economic development and public health measures to protect vulnerable groups and the healthcare system, Huong went on.
Highlighting WHO’s close technical partnership with the Vietnamese Government, the official added the country is proud of all the health achievements obtained with support from WHO during the pandemic and over the past years, and hopes to continue this partnership./.
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