VOV.VN - The 29th Vietnam International Exhibition on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Pharmaceutical, Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation (Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo 2022) opened its doors on May 11 in Hanoi following a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phan Huy Anh Vu, director of the Department of Health of the southern province of Dong Nai, has been detained for allegedly violating bidding regulations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 25 chaired a meeting with some ministries and sectors to address problems related to medical equipment import and e-health declaration upon arrival.

The capital city of Hanoi wants to strengthen cooperation with Austria in public transport, healthcare, and the environment, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hong Son said at a meeting with Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-Peter Glanzer on April 7.

The government has viewed price control of key commodities, such as petrol, steel, concrete, transport, livestock feed, food and medical equipment, as a top priority, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai in a meeting with ministries and local authorities on March 14.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has continued its support to Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19 by donating medical equipment, including five ventilators, five electrocardiogram measuring devices and seven infant incubators, to the Hue Central Hospital in the ending days of 2021.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong held online talks with Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ) Central Committee Shii Kazuo in Hanoi on December 29.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has called on foreign companies specialising in pharmaceuticals, vaccine production, and medical equipment, to invest in Vietnam’s healthcare sector, with a specific focus on vaccine production and technology transfer.

VOV.VN - China will donate an additional 500,000 vaccine doses and CNY20 million to purchase medical equipment and supplies for Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who is currently on a visit to Japan received Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister and former President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, in Tokyo on November 24.