PM welcomes US Minister of Health
VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung expressed his hope that Viet Nam and the US would expand healthcare cooperation and effectively deploy signed agreements, during his Monday reception for US Minister of Health and Human Service Kathleen Sebelius.
June 17, 2013 7:25 PM GMT+7
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung welcomes US Minister of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Ha Noi, June 17, 2013 – Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac |
Sebelius is now on a working visit to Viet Nam. During her stay, she held talks with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and signed a number of cooperative documents, including the health and medical science agreement.
She said both sides have enjoyed close health cooperation through the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The US commits to closer cooperation with Viet Nam in preventing and fighting newly-emerged diseases, especially infectious ones and transferring HIV/AIDS-related technologies, Sebelius stressed./.
By Ngoc Van
