UNFPA provides medical supplies for 21 localities in combating COVID-19

UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam Naomi Kitahara (right) hands over the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medical equipment to deputy head of the Health Ministry’s Department of Maternal and Child Health Dinh Anh Tuan, Ha Noi, December 15, 2021 - Photo: VNA

Beneficiaries also include medical staff, voluntary caregivers, and members of community COVID-19 prevention task forces in charge of protecting pregnant women, older persons, and women and girls at risk of domestic violence.

Worth more than US$450,000, UNFPA’s medical supplies aim at ensuring the right and safety of vulnerable population groups in Viet Nam and a continuous delivery of quality services on sexual and reproductive health, elderly care, and gender-based violence amid COVID-19.

This is the fifth donation by the UNFPA to support Viet Nam in maternal and child health, bringing its total donation value to nearly US$1 million.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of late December 15, Viet Nam confirmed 1,459,175 COVID-19 infection cases. The numbers of recoveries and fatalities were 1,063,428 and 28,616, respectively.

By Thuy Dung