WHO Representative in Vietnam: For the first time in 2 years, I confidently took off my mask when communicating
Dr. Kidong Park, Chief Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, expressed this when he came to say goodbye to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on the afternoon of April 27.
Thanking the Deputy Prime Minister for taking the time to meet him, Dr. Kidong Park shared his memorable time during his working term in Vietnam, especially during the period when the COVID-19 pandemic began to break out in Vietnam.
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| Dr. Kidong Park shared that for the first time in 2 years since the COVID-19 outbreak, he confidently removed his mask when communicating in Vietnam. Photo: VGP |
Directly participating in activities to support the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic from the very beginning, Mr. Kidong Park assessed that Vietnam has absorbed and effectively applied international experiences, and at the same time has very creative anti-epidemic methods such as tracing, isolating areas, community COVID-19 teams, supporting treatment for people infected with COVID-19 to prevent them from getting worse, etc.
The Vietnamese Government has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak in a timely, strong and decisive manner with a whole-of-society approach, a robust public health surveillance and emergency response system, dedicated and highly skilled health care workers in both prevention and clinical management, and increased public awareness of proactive prevention measures.
In particular, the success in rapidly implementing the vaccination campaign has made Vietnam one of the countries with the highest vaccination rate in the world. Up to now, the COVID-19 epidemic has been effectively and sustainably controlled. Although vigilance and precautions are still required, Vietnam has moved to a state of flexible and safe adaptation, gradually restoring and developing the socio-economy.
Dr. Kidong Park shared that for the first time after 2 years of the COVID-19 outbreak, he confidently took off his mask when communicating in Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highly appreciated the support of WHO, and Mr. Kidong Park personally, for Vietnam in preventing and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in particular, as well as the support of WHO for Vietnam over the past 40 years in almost all health fields such as: Disease prevention, prevention of infectious and non-communicable diseases, expanded immunization, health system development, human resource training, health policy development consultancy, health finance innovation, aid coordination, health insurance, millennium development goals, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV...
The Deputy Prime Minister hopes that in his new role and position, Dr. Kidong Park will continue to actively contribute to the cooperation activities between WHO and Vietnam in the health sector, contributing to the successful implementation of the goal of building a modern and complete Vietnamese health system step by step, towards equity, efficiency and development, meeting the increasing and diverse needs of the people for health protection, care and improvement, reducing morbidity and mortality rates, increasing life expectancy, improving quality of life, achieving and exceeding the targets set in the Strategy for people's health care and protection for the period 2020 - 2030.
