Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu (C) at a meeting with WHO Director-Geenral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva on March 6 Geneva (VNA)– Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised Vietnam’s early, effective measures against COVID-19, especially political commitments of senior leaders and the resolve of agencies and localities in the disease combat.
Hemade the praise at a meeting with Assistant to the Vietnamese ForeignMinister Pham Quang Hieu in Geneva on March 6, where the WHO chief appreciatedVietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship as well as the fruitful coordination between ASEANmember countries in the fight against the epidemic.
Ghebreyesus said he had recommended the African Union to learn from the ASEAN’scoordination model in disease control.
WHOstands ready to further cooperate and share relevant information, assessmentsand research outcomes with countries, he pledged.
Forhis part, Hieu thanked the organisation for its close cooperation and support for Vietnam’s health sector, especially in public health care, diseaseprevention and the improvement of the capacity of health workers at differentlevels.
Heinformed the WHO Director General about Vietnam’s comprehensive countermeasuresand ASEAN cooperation in the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
Hieuwas in Geneva from March 4-6 to attend sessions of the UN Human Rights Counciland the Conference on Disarmament./.
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