Addressing the awards ceremony on December 5, State President Tran Dai Quang stressed Vietnam’s policy of attaching special importance to the health service.

“The health sector should promptly detect emerging epidemics to develop appropriate countermeasures. Preventive medicine plays a key role in this endeavor”, the Vietnamese State leader said.

Named after a famous Vietnamese doctor and researcher in the 20th century, the Dang Van Ngu Awards are presented every 2 years to brilliant health workers in preventive medicine.