At the event (Photo: VNA)Co-organised by the Ministry of Health and the InternationalOrganization for Migration (IOM), the event saw the participation of a large numberof experts and doctors in Vietnam and overseas. They mulled over a series ofmatters, including the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and monkeypox; diseaseprevention and control in Vietnam; and ensuring migrants’ health during publichealth emergencies.
Bui Manh Hung from the IOM Vietnam provided an overview of aproject on the country’s public health capacity building serving a safereopening for international visitors.
He said it has been implemented in six border provinces andfive international airports, equipping customs and health staff with knowledgeon disease prevention and control as well as response to public healthemergencies, and raising awareness of more than 20,000 migrants and residents in border areasabout the harmful effects of infectious disease.
As heard at the function, to manage issues related to thehealth of migrants, Vietnam established a technical working group in May lastyear. The group plays the role of a national coordination mechanism enablingthe engagement of different ministries and their cooperation with relevantparties in building and implementing interventions and health policies formigrants./.
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