VOV.VN - With the World Health Organization (WHO) hopeful that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has already passed, experts feel that this year will be a transition period for Vietnam to ensure the dual goal of combating the pandemic and boosting economic development.

Dr Kidong Park, outgoing Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, has been honoured with the insignia “For the Health of the People” by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 27 hosted a reception for Dr Kidong Park, the outgoing Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, during which he spoke highly of Park’s contributions to the growth in partnership between Vietnam and WHO.

VOV.VN - As of April 20 approximately one million Vietnamese had vaccine passports, with the figure doubling in comparison to data provided five days previously, according to statistics detailed by the Information Technology Department under the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam had begun the process of granting COVID-19 vaccine passports on April 15, with the electronic certificates meeting standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the EU and already being brought into use in 62 countries globally.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for absolute caution against the possible future appearance of further COVID-19 strains while chairing the 14th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi on April 9.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam held an online seminar on April 7, calling for changes for the health of both humans and the planet.

Vietnam has recorded impressive achievements in health care, and the country is working hard to fulfill the target of universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030.

VOV.VN - A total of 164,596 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Health Ministry on March 9, including 106,573 detected within the local community.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the COVAX Facility go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine supply to Vietnam, especially vaccines against new variants, during his phone talks with Managing Director of the COVAX Facility Aurelia Nguyen on March 3.