The aid package comprises Made-in-Vietnam antimicrobial and medical masks and test kits for SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Dung underlined that the pandemic has spread all over the world with complex and unpredictable developments.

Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung (R) presents medical supplies to a representative from Mozambique to support the country in fighting against Covid-19.

As Vietnam and African countries have nurtured traditional friendships, the Vietnamese Government decided to offer part of its resources to support the governments and people of these countries.

The beneficiaries supported Vietnam during the country’s struggle for re-unification in the past and development and integration in the present, Dung added.

He also spoke highly of the stringent and effective measures adopted by the governments as well as the determination of the people in the African countries in battling Covid-19, affirming that Vietnam is ready to share experience in pandemic prevention and combat with African nations and international friends.

Ambassadors from recipient countries thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for the valuable assistance, describing it as proof of the traditional friendship between the countries and Vietnam.

They also praised Vietnam’s achievements in fighting the pandemic over the past time and pledged to closely coordinate and step up cooperation with the Southeast Asian country in mitigating the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 and enhancing recovery in the post-pandemic period.

Covid-19 prevention medical supplies presented to Cuban people

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Defence Minister, on behalf of the Vietnamese Party, State and people, presented medical supplies for Covid-19 prevention and control for the Cuban people at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 16.

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Vietnam presents medical supplies to eight countries

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on May 18 presented the token of medical supplies worth US$420,000 as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to eight countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and South Pacific.

Vietnamese NA presents medical supplies to foreign parliaments

National Assembly (NA) General Secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc, on behalf of the NA, presented gifts of medical supplies to international parliaments and inter-parliamentary organisations during ceremonies held from May 11-14.

Hanoi provides medical supplies to help Moscow cope with Covid-19

On behalf of the Party organisation, administration and people of Hanoi, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung presented medical supplies to the Russian capital of Moscow and the Vietnamese community in the country on May 12, in support of efforts to tackle Covid-19.

Source: NDO/VNA