Vietnam receives 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses granted by Germany via COVAX

A batch of 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in Hanoi on September 16, according to the German Embassy in Vietnam and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Vietnam receives 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses granted by Germany via COVAX ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A batch of 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrivedin Hanoi on September 16, according to the German Embassy in Vietnam and the UnitedNations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The batch of vaccine wasdonated by the German Government to Vietnam via the COVAX Facility with close collaboration among the UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO)and the Vietnamese Government.

German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner affirmed that Germany always stands sideby side with Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.Germany and the European Union support the global campaign for fair andtransparent access to vaccines via the COVAX Facility, he added.

United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and WHO Representative inVietnam Dr. Kidong Park thanked the German Government and people for sharing the vaccine with the Vietnamese people through the COVAX Facility.

He expressed his support for the VietnameseGovernment’s policy of giving priority to vaccinating medical and frontline workers, the elderly, those with underlyingdiseases and those with the highest risk of contracting serious illness or death.

With the new batch, Vietnam received 12,578,110 vaccine doses via the COVAXFacility – a joint effort among the WHO, the Coalition for EpidemicPreparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Global Alliance forVaccines (GAVI) with UNICEF as a key delivery partner.

By the year-end,Germany is scheduled to provide 100 million vaccine doses to developing and emergingcountries while the European Union will offer at least 200 million doses. Sofar, the European country has delivered over 8 million AstraZeneca doses to the COVAX Facility./.

VNA

See more

Over 200 health professionals from the University Medical Centre Ho Chi Minh City (UMC) successfully perform organ procurement and transplantation on January 25. (Photo: VNA)

Brain-dead organ donor helps save four people

The surgeries marked significant milestones in organ donation counselling and advocacy efforts across southern localities, helping to expand the national organ donation network, spread a message of humanity, and offer hope and life-saving opportunities to many patients.

At the MoU signing ceremony between TAMRI and the University of Oxford. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Vietnam, UK step up medical research, training cooperation

Tam Anh Research Institute (TAMRI) under Tam Anh General Hospital Group has recently announced its Memorandum of Understanding on scientific research and medical training collaboration with the University of Oxford, marking the prestigious British institution’s first bilateral agreement with a Vietnamese research institute and hospital system.

Passengers conduct immigration procedures at Huu Nghi International Border Gate in Lang Son province. (Photo: VNA)

Heightened measures put in place at Tet holiday to counter infectious diseases

The Ministry of Health has sent a document to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities regarding the strengthening of infectious disease prevention and control during the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the 2025 festival season, given increases in contagious diseases, especially respiratory illnesses, around the world.

Representatives of ChungAng University Hospital (RoK) and Doosan Vina present medical supplies to General Hospital of Quang Ngai province (Photo: VNA)

RoK hospital provides medical checkups, equipment to Quang Ngai residents

A delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s ChungAng University Hospital on January 15 delivered free medical checkups, consultations, and medicines for nearly 1,000 residents of Nghia Ha, Tinh Long, and Tinh An communes of Quang Ngai city and patients at the General Hospital in the central province of Quang Ngai.

As many as 41 families agree to donate organs and tissues of brain-dead relatives in 2024. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam makes strides in organ donation, transplantation

Dozens of organ and tissue donation advocacy groups have been established, with strong participation of both public and private healthcare facilities, helping to significantly lift the number of individuals registering for posthumous organ and tissue donation, heard a conference in Hanoi on January 7.

Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in organ transplants

Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in organ transplants

Vietnam has emerged as Southeast Asia's leader in organ transplantation, performing over 1,000 procedures annually, but it faces significant challenges in brain-dead donor donations, according to a health official.

Doctors conduct surgery at Endoscopy Department of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Six hospitals to be upgraded to meet international standards

Six hospitals will be prioritised for investment and upgrades to meet international standards, part of the Government's decision approving the implementation of the master plan for the healthcare network for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.