Int’l cooperation needed for COVID-19 fight: Official
Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung on January 15 highlighted the need to enhance international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19, especially as the disease still threatens the lives of millions of people around the world.
Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung speaks at the seminar (Photo: Baoquocte)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung on January 15 highlighted the need toenhance international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19, especially as thedisease still threatens the lives of millions of people around the world.
Addressing a seminarheld jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Embassy in Vietnamto discuss measures to further promote international cooperation in responding tohealth challenges, Dung said no country or territory can control the pandemicon its own.
Along with domestic efforts to contain the spread of the disease, as a responsiblemember of the international community, Vietnam advocates the policy of joining handswith other countries in the fight, Dung affirmed.
Vietnam supports the World Health Organisation (WHO)in its role in coordinating global pandemic control efforts, Dung said, adding thatas Chair of ASEAN in 2020 Vietnam promoted intra-bloc cooperation in preventingand controlling the pandemic.
Participants at the event (Photo: Baoquocte)
Within the framework of the UN, Vietnam proposed an “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness”, which aims to raise the awareness of individuals, communities, states,and the international community on the need to have a permanent sense of epidemicprevention in all activities.
The initiative was approved by the UN, receiving huge support and sponsorship from the international community,the official said.
WHO Chief Representative in Vietnam Kidong Park said Vietnam’s pandemic preventionefforts have proven effective compared to countries with a larger or equal population.
He congratulated the country on clinical trial of its first COVID-19 vaccine, expressinghis hope that it will record more achievements in vaccine production.
Participants discussed Vietnam’s experience and policies on bilateral andmultilateral cooperation in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as otherhealth threats, and the role of WHO in disease prevention.
They also emphasised the necessity of further enhancing global coordination in producingvaccines./.
Vietnam will contribute 100,000 USD to the ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund and is committed to contributing 5 million USD worth of medical supplies to the Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced at the 37th ASEAN Summit on November 12.
Leaders from ASEAN member countries, and the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan and China shared the view on the need to enhance their cooperation in the COVID-19 fight and economic recovery, during the 23rd ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit held online on November 14.
Vietnam has performed strongly in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, with only a small number of infections and fatalities among its population of 97 million, former German Vice Chancellor Philip Rosler has said.
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The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung speaks at the seminar (Photo: Baoquocte) 
Participants at the event (Photo: Baoquocte) 
