K (Cancer) Hospital and AstraZeneca Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a focus on promoting research and development and improving cancer treatment quality in Vietnam.

It is necessary to strengthen cooperation in vaccines and biopharmaceuticals to proactively prevent and control diseases, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said while receiving Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam Nitin Kapoor in Hanoi on August 14.

The Medical Services Administration (MSA) under the Ministry of Health and AstraZeneca Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a programme to improve care for patients with cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases in Vietnam.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan has stressed the need for a comprehensive review of the domestic medical system after the COVID-19 pandemic to draw lessons from pandemic prevention and control.

Two batches of AstraZeneca vaccine with over 1.44 million doses were handed over to Vietnam on August 26, reported the Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) a day later.

Da Nang Oncology Hospital and the UK's AstraZeneca Vietnam on March 12 signed an agreement to improve treatment capacity and the quality of medical care for lung cancer patients, targeting those in central Vietnam.