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Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (second from right) receives the support.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long thanked the Australian Government and people and the UNICEF for their valuable support.

He also thanked the Australian Government for committing 5.2 million vaccine doses to Vietnam as the entire Vietnamese political system and people are doing their best to curb the spread of the pandemic, saying that the support is a great source of material and spiritual encouragement to the Vietnamese Government and people during this current difficult period.

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At the handover ceremony

Launched in April 2021, the project also offers training courses to improve the capacity of medical workers, conducts vaccination campaigns in remote and mountainous areas, and holds communications activities to persuade residents to receive vaccination.

The Australian Government committed a total of 5.2 million vaccine doses to Vietnam, of which 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses manufactured by Australia were already delivered to Vietnam, and the remainder are provided via a procurement contract between the Australian Government and the UNICEF.

Source: VNA