Pharmaceutical industry

The Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health has given the green light to Vimedimex Medi-Pharma JSC to import 30 million doses of the Hayat-Vax vaccine, produced in China and packaged in the UAE. A vial of the Hayat-Vax vaccine. - Photo: VGP Vimedimex had earlier proposed importing the vaccine to meet the urgent demand for the pandemic prevention and control in Vietnam, Lao Dong newspaper reported. The vaccine is made by China’s Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd (Sinopharm) and packaged by the UAE’s Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar). The Drug Administration of Vietnam required the vaccine batch to meet the requirements attached to a decision approving the Hayat-Vax vaccine. Vimedimex was also asked to take responsibility for the origin and quality of the vaccine and ensure the safe and effective use of the vaccine for the right purpose. The company must also comply with prevailing regulations on the vaccine import and … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Vimedimex gets nod to import 30 million Hayat-Vax doses

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that Vietnam always considers France an important partner in its foreign policy. During a reception in Hanoi on September 22 for French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery , PM Chinh once again thanked the French Government and people for their timely donation of COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies to Vietnam. Amid the current complicated developments of the pandemic, the PM suggested France continue donating, lending and ceding COVID-19 vaccines and transfer COVID-19 vaccine and treatment medicine production technologies to Vietnam, helping the country improve the capacity of its healthcare system and develop its pharmaceutical industry. Toward the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership in 2030, PM Chinh expressed his wish that the two countries would … [Read more...] about Vietnam always considers France an important partner in its foreign policy: PM

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the "Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better". (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the decision to establish a global health security financial intermediary fund initially worth 10 billion USD this year to ensure resources for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing the Global COVID-19 Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden in New York on September 22 (local time). The "Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better" was held on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech, President Phuc said in response to the pandemic, protecting people’s lives and health is the top priority so it is essential to take drastic actions to early detect and quickly trace infection cases; promptly quarantine and provide effective treatment; improve testing capacity; ensure oxygen, ventilators and … [Read more...] about President applauds establishment of global health security financial intermediary fund

Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc addresses the Global COVID-19 Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden in New York on September 22 (local time). — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất NEW YORK — Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hailed the decision to establish a global health security financial intermediary fund initially worth US$10 billion this year to ensure resources for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing the Global COVID-19 Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden in New York on September 22 (local time). The "Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better" was held on the side-lines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech, President Phúc said in response to the pandemic, protecting people’s lives and health is the top priority so it is essential to take drastic actions to early detect and quickly trace infection cases; promptly quarantine and provide effective treatment; improve testing capacity; … [Read more...] about White House COVID-19 Summit: President Phúc applauds establishment of global health security fund

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (left) meets Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in Havana on September 19. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén says he appreciates President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s official trip to Cuba, saying the visit will contribute to deepening the time-tested friendship and solidarity between the two countries. Orlando Hernández stressed that this was the first visit to Cuba by a head of state since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and also the first high-level visit since the two countries’ Party congresses, and on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties. Cuba will cooperate with Việt Nam in providing and transferring technology to produce COVID-19 vaccines - one of the important topics mentioned during this visit, he said, adding that the leaders also discussed potential for cooperation in tourism, renewable energy, biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, bio-genetics, … [Read more...] about Cuban Ambassador: Cuba, Việt Nam preserve historical memories