At the handover ceremony (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Ministry of Health on May 26 received 800ventilators and medical supplies, including 2 million medical masks and 300,000N95 masks, presented by the Vietnamese Government and people, to fight the COVID-19pandemic.
At the handoverceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodian Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for the gifts worth 200,000 USD, which come at a timewhen Cambodia is battling with the pandemic.
Vietnamese Ambassadorto Cambodia Vu Quang Minh spoke highly of the efforts of the Cambodian government and people, including the Ministry of Health, in the fight against COVID-19.
He thanked the Cambodian Ministry of Health for followingPrime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s directions to offer free vaccinations tostaff of foreign representative offices.
During their phone talkson April 6, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen agreedto effectively realise agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders,enhance national defence-security coordination, improve the efficiency ofborder management, curb the spread of pandemic and ensure smooth goods flows via border gates.
PM Chinh expressed hisbelief that the Cambodian Government and people, under the sound leadership ofPM Hun Sen, will soon drive back the pandemic and reap new achievements.
They also directed thetwo health ministers share experience in combating COVID-19.
Earlier, in April 2020and April 2021, the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and people handed overmedical supplies, including testing kits, medical and anti-bacteria masks, protective gears andcash worth 500,000 USD, to Cambodia./.
