Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Vietnam, Cambodia strengthen cooperation in public health

via Khmer NZ

08/03/2010
A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu paid an official visit to Cambodia from August 1-6 at the invitation of his counterpart Mam Bunheng.

The health officials reviewed the result of cooperation between the two ministries and discussed current public health and issues of mutual concern.

They also looked at the implementation of the health quarantine agreement signed on March 6, 2006, which has helped to reduce the spread of infectious diseases in border areas.

Cambodia also applauded Vietnamese health stations which have provided checkups for Cambodian patients, especially those living in poor border provinces.

Vietnam is committed to providing additional health checkups to Cambodian people under the current regulations of the Vietnamese government, maintaining charity activities for poor patients in Cambodia, and sending experts to provide technical assistance to Cambodian health workers.

Both sides agreed to organize seminars to share experiences in health checkups, facilitate the implementation of the Cho Ray-Phnom Penh hospital project, consider the possibility of opening an eye hospital in Cambodia’s capital and discussed measures to contain the spread of infectious diseases.

In addition, they also agreed to co-ordinate in confiscating fake and illegal cosmetics at border gates, share experiences in controlling the quality of medicines and preventing an illegal trade in fake and poor quality pharmaceuticals which might cause health problems.

The Vietnamese delegation visited Cambodia’s Royal Military Hospital, the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, and Cambodia’s University of Medicine.

On the occasion, HCM City’s Medicine and Pharmacy University and Odonto-Maxilo-Facial Hospital signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia’s University of Medicine and the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital.

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