Hanoi (VNA) – Head of the Military Medical Department Major GeneralNguyen Xuan Kien suggested holding a joint drill on COVID-19 prevention andcontrol between ASEAN countries’ military medicine forces when chairing ateleconference between members of the ACMM Board of Directors on April 7.
In his opening remarks, Kien, who is head of the ACMM (ASEAN Centre of Military Medicine) Boardof Directors, said that by April 7, ASEAN member states had recorded over14,000 cases, prompting the need for their medical and militiary medicineforces to exert more efforts to contain the spread of the disease.
Kien asked the ACMM Board of Directors to continuediscussing mechanisms for coordination in disease prevention and controlbetween regional military medicine forces, including the organisation of ajoint drill.
He also suggested inviting ASEAN partner countries to takepart in the drill.
ACMM members agreed with the Vietnamese officer’s proposal.
After a consensus between ASEAN military medicine forces isreached, the Vietnamese Military Medical Department will report to the DefenceMinister, who will then discuss with his counterparts in ASEAN countries aboutthe scenario, form and scale of the drill./.