Vietnam, Singapore boost cooperation in military medicine
16:48, 2014/12/11
As many as 30 doctors and medical workers from the Singapore Armed Forces’ Medical Corps will join hands with their Vietnamese colleagues to provide medical examinations for local people in Binh Xuyen district, northern Vinh Phuc province, in next April.
At their working session in Singapore on December 9, officials from Singapore’s Medical Corps and the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence’s Military Medicine Department agreed that Vinh Phuc residents will be provided with primary healthcare, dental services, eye screening and optometry from April 15-18.
The Singaporean side will give medicine and glasses during the examination.
This is the first time the two military medicine departments have cooperated in humanitarian medical treatment, said Colonel Bui Duc Hai from the Military Medicine Department.
Singaporean doctors will share experience in profession, humanitarian assistance, high availability disaster recovery (HADR) and peace keeping activities, Hai added.
Colonel Johnny Lim, Singaporean Defence Attache to Vietnam said that since 2009, the Singapore Armed Forces and the Vietnam People’s Army have closely worked in many areas from the army to the navy and the air force.
Next year, the military will for first time work side by side with Vietnamese military, he said, adding “We’ll bring in a group of doctors and equipment, bring healthcare to residents there (Vinh Phuc) as well as treat them.”.
This is the first time the two military medicine departments have cooperated in humanitarian medical treatment, said Colonel Bui Duc Hai from the Military Medicine Department.
Singaporean doctors will share experience in profession, humanitarian assistance, high availability disaster recovery (HADR) and peace keeping activities, Hai added.
Colonel Johnny Lim, Singaporean Defence Attache to Vietnam said that since 2009, the Singapore Armed Forces and the Vietnam People’s Army have closely worked in many areas from the army to the navy and the air force.
Next year, the military will for first time work side by side with Vietnamese military, he said, adding “We’ll bring in a group of doctors and equipment, bring healthcare to residents there (Vinh Phuc) as well as treat them.”.
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