The 49th Summit of the Executive Board of the Global Fund, the first time hosted by Vietnam, officially took place in 2 days from 10-11 May 2023 at Melia Hanoi Hotel with many activities. on the sidelines of the conference.

Established in 2002 to combat the deadliest pandemics facing humanity, the Global Fund has provided Vietnam with more than $650 million in grants to combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and tuberculosis. Malaria since the first round in 2003.

More specifically, when the whole world and Vietnam were facing the COVID-19 epidemic, the Global Fund promptly joined hands with Vietnam to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic right at the time of a strong outbreak in Vietnam. Vietnam, including: providing medical machinery and equipment for COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, personal protective equipment for medical staff, infection control, ensuring maintenance of services prevention, care and treatment…

At the official opening session of the Conference, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam awarded the Medal “For People’s Health” to individuals of the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria in recognition of their positive contributions to the world. extremely effective for the development of Vietnam’s healthcare in particular and the cause of protecting, taking care of and improving the health of the Vietnamese people in general.