On the behalf of the two governments, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and Japanese Ambassador Yamada Takio signed the note.

The ODA grant is worth JPY2 billion (US$18.8 million) in total, including JPY1.8 billion for the Vietnamese side and about JPY200 million for the agents designated by the Japanese Government. It will be disbursed in 18 months, from August 2020 to January 2022.

The assistance aims to provide technical support in upgrading medical equipment at four hospitals of the Vietnamese Health Ministry, namely the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Lung Hospital, the Da Nang C Hospital, and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, thereby helping to improve their capacity in Covid-19 prevention and control.

Appreciating the grant, Acting Health Minister Long expressed his hope that the equipment will be provided for the hospitals soon, asking them to use the new facilities as efficiently as possible so as to continually improve the quality of health examination and treatment.

For his part, Ambassador Yamada Takio said the Japanese Government highly values the Health Ministry of Vietnam’s role in successfully containing the novel coronavirus in the country although this pandemic is still ravaging around the globe.

He also noted when Japan faced a face mask shortage in spring, the Vietnamese Government supported it with over 1.2 million masks, adding that the Japanese people appreciated the gift.

The grant for the four central hospitals of Vietnam is an initiative of the Japanese Foreign Minister that is meant to supply medical equipment for other countries, including Vietnam, in the fastest manner to promote their healthcare capacity, the diplomat added.

Japanese ministry pledges support for Vietnamese interns

Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Katsunobu Kato affirmed his country’s pledge to support and protect Vietnamese interns in the country while meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam in Tokyo on August 11.

More Vietnamese citizens brought home from US and Japan

A flight of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines was arranged by the Vietnamese Consulate General in the US state of Houston, in coordination with other relevant Vietnamese and US agencies, to bring home nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens on August 5-6.

Japan resumes issuing visas for Vietnamese employees

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has resumed receiving visa applications from Vietnamese citizens who wish to travel to Japan for working purposes, according to Vietnam’s Department of Overseas Labour.

Vietnamese doctor in Japan lauded as good Samaritan

Leading daily Kyoto Shimbunhas praised Doctor Pham Nguyen Quy for rendering yeoman service to the Vietnamese community facing language barriers in Japan.

DOFA supports Bac Giang citizen in Japan losing contact

(BGO)- The provincial Department of Foreign Affairs on 29 July received the request of Quat Thi Huong in Giang village, Thanh Lam commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province on supporting seeking information of her son who is studying in Japan. 

Source: NDO/VNA