Vietnamese and US army doctors commenced a professional exchange programme operating at Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23.

During the programme, doctors from the US Air Force will share their experience and skills with their Vietnamese colleagues from health departments of southern localities and coast guard, naval, air and border guard forces.

Apart from exchanging knowledge in providing first aid to burn patients, controlling bleeding, and transporting patients by air, they will also discuss cross-sector cooperation prospects in military medicine.

Doctors from Military Hospital 175 have offered medical and emergency services and first aid at sea and to islands.

The programme will run through March 26.-VNA