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VN prepares to send nurses, orderlies to Japan

The Vietnam Nurses’ Association and Asian Human Power (AHP) of Japan has signed a cooperative agreement on training nurses and orderlies.
The Vietnam Nurses’ Association and Asian Human Power (AHP) of Japanhas signed a cooperative agreement on training nurses and orderlies.

The agreement was reached at an April 24 seminar in Hanoi as atranslation of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA)signed on December 25, 2008.

VJEPA, a bilateral agreement, includes commitments in trade liberalisation, investment and economic cooperation.

Accordingly, Vietnamese nurses and orderlies will be received by theJapanese side for training and have a chance to work in the country on along-term basis.

Experts at the seminar sharedexperience in treatment and convalescence and introduced the workingconditions as well as requirements for nurses and orderlies at Japaneseclinics and hospitals.-VNA
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