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Gov't allocates additional 221 mln USD to buy equipment, supplies serving COVID-19 fight

Government allocates additional 221 mln USD to buy equipment, supplies serving COVID-19 fight

The Government has supplemented 5.1 trillion VND (221.6 million USD) from the State budget reserve for 2021 for the Health Ministry's budget spending estimate to purchase medical equipment and supplies, biological products, chemicals and drugs for COVID-19 prevention and control, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on August 1.
Government allocates additional 221 mln USD to buy equipment, supplies serving COVID-19 fight ảnh 1A ventilator serving treatment of COVID-19 patients (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government has supplemented 5.1 trillion VND (221.6 million USD) from theState budget reserve for 2021 for the Health Ministry's budget spending estimate to purchase medicalequipment and supplies, biological products, chemicals and drugs for COVID-19prevention and control, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime MinisterLe Minh Khai on August 1.

The management and use of the additional funding must be inaccordance with regulations, and ensure publicity, transparency, thrift andefficiency.

The Health Ministry is tasked with deciding the use of the funding inaccordance with the developments of the pandemic prevention and control and inaccordance with professional requirements in each period.

The ministry has to manage and use medical equipment andsupplies, biological products, chemicals and drugs in conformity to regulations,for the right purposes and subjects, and in a timely, effective, economical andappropriate manner with the pandemic prevention and control work and directionsof the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Vietnam recorded 157,507 cases of COVID-19 as of 6am August 2. The number of infections during the new pandemic wave that began in the country on April 27 reached 153,672, with 40,383 patients having recovered../.
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