Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association, the Russian Traditional Medical Centre and several Vietnamese students studying in the country attended the event.

Doctor Lo Van Xanh, President of the VPMA, delivered a report on the association’s operations since 1997 and plans to improve healthcare for the Vietnamese community in Russia as well as local residents and to promote Vietnamese traditional medicine there.

Vietnamese Minister Pham Thi Ngoc Bich praised the VPMA’s operations over the past few years and expressed her hopes that the association would continue to operate effectively in the future.

Doctor Lo Van Xanh was re-elected as President of the association for its next term.
VPMA is a social organisation of professional Vietnamese people, who are working and studying in Russiaa, to work together and care for people’s health. It is also a member of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associtions in Russia.