US Military offers COVID-19 testing assistance to Vietnam
VOV.VN - The US Department of Defense has presented a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine and mobile lab equipment to the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam to enhance its mobile testing capabilities.
The US Embassy in Hanoi on July 6 presented the equipment to the Military Medical Department under the Ministry of National Defense.
The lab equipment is a part of the ongoing health cooperation between the United States and Vietnam.
To date, the US government has supported Vietnam’s health system development with over US$1 billion in health assistance, including HIV/AIDS relief, influenza detection and management, and over US$13 million in support for Vietnam’s COVID-19 response.
Last September, the US donated 100 American-made ventilators to Vietnam, and the Biden administration has pledged to provide hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine worldwide, some of which will go to Vietnam.
“The United States and Vietnam have worked closely over the past 26 years building our relationship on trust and mutual respect.” Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Christopher Klein stated, adding that “working together, we can overcome the difficulties COVID-19 has imposed on all of us.”
He thanked Vietnam for supplying millions of pieces of personal protective equipment to the American people last year. He committed to continue to advocate for more vaccine support for Vietnam.