This equipment is a gift from the U.S. Department of Defense to strengthen Viet Nam’s pandemic response by enhancing its mobile testing capabilities.

The lab equipment is a part of the ongoing health cooperation between the U.S. and Viet Nam. To date, the United States government has supported Viet Nam’s health system development with over US$1 billion in health assistance, including HIV/AIDS relief, influenza detection and management, and over US$13 million in support for Viet Nam’s COVID-19 response.

Last September, the U.S. donated 100 American-made ventilators to Viet Nam, and the Biden administration has pledged to provide hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine worldwide, some of which will go to Viet Nam.

The U.S. and Viet Nam have worked closely over the past 26 years building our relationship on trust and mutual respect, stated Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Christopher Klein, adding that “working together, we can overcome the difficulties COVID-19 has imposed on all of us.”

He thanked Viet Nam for supplying millions of pieces of personal protective equipment to the American people last year, pledging to continue to advocate for more vaccine support for Viet Nam./.