The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on April 10 handed over VND100 billion (US$4.3 million) to support the health sector in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.

At the event (Photo: VNA)

The money is part of a VND133 billion (US$5.7 million) fund raised from donors via 2.2 million text messages to support a fundraising campaign for  COVID-19 prevention and control in Vietnam from March 19 to April 9.

At the handover ceremony, Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong thanked organisations, agencies and individuals for their support to the health sector, and said that the money will be used to purchase medical equipment and supplies for medical facilities directly working on epidemic prevention and control across the country.

The campaign was launched by the Central Committee of the VFF, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Health and the Vietnam Red Cross Society. Each text message sent to 1407 will contribute at least VND20,000 (US$0.86) to the fund.