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Assistance for COVID-19 response:Provision of Personal Protective Equipment to Viet Nam under ASEF stockpile project
September 16, 2021
- As an assistance for COVID-19 response, the Government of Japan has approved the provision to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam with approximately 76,000 items of 5 different types of goods, such as isolation gowns, under the Asia-Europe Foundation’s stockpile project implemented with the financial contribution by Japan.
- These goods will be delivered to Viet Nam from the warehouse in Singapore in coordination with the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO).
(Reference1)Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) was founded in 1997 in Singapore as a permanent body of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). It engages in activities to enhance mutual understanding between Asia and Europe with a focus on the socio-cultural field.
(Reference2)Details of the goods to be provided
2,560 alcohol hand rubs, 6,920 isolation gowns, 19,800 isolation suits, 20,800 surgical masks and 26,800 gloves