At the presentation ceremony on April 18, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Pham Luong Son stated that cooperation between the VSS and WHO has brought about significant changes towards ensuring sustainable, fair and effective public health.
He highlighted the contributions of the WHO and its experts at the Vietnam office, noting that the body’s support has helped in orienting the development of Vietnam’s health insurance policy.
Since becoming head of the WHO in Vietnam in 2017, Dr Kidong Park has worked closely with the VSS and presided over the implementation of effective cooperation across a range of cooperation projects in the field of health insurance.
For her part, Ho Hong Ngoc, a project assistant at WHO Vietnam, has cooperated with the VSS on various issues related to healthcare insurance in Vietnam.