Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has approved Vietnam’s participation in the second phase of the Regional Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance project on infectious disease control in the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to coordinate with relevant agencies to carry out the project with Laos and Cambodia.

Deputy PM Khiem also agreed in principle that the Vocational Training General Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs may access the Asia-Pacific Quality Network as an intermediary.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is asked to coordinate with the Foreign Ministry and relevant agencies to complete legal procedures to join the Asia-Pacific Quality Network and coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training in activities relating to Vietnam within the scope of that organization.