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The US Department of State just released the information after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the ASEAN and US Foreign Ministers online meeting at the morning of September 10.
According to a notice from the US State Department, this country will provide 87 million dollars to the countries of Southeast Asia to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The United States is committed to working closely with ASEAN on disease prevention, detection, and response. Additionally, CDC America will establish an office in Hanoi to join efforts to address the Covid-19 epidemic and further cooperation in community health development in the region. The US CDC is also cooperating with the Vietnamese and Thai parties in a program to fund surveillance systems based on Covid-19 data.
Regarding the ASEAN – US Foreign Ministers Meeting, According to the Government of Vietnam website, ASEAN countries highly appreciated the coordination and assistance that the US has provided to the region to over the years, especially the Timely and Effective US Support to ASEAN through the ASEAN-US Future Medical Initiative. USA, The ASEAN-US Health Professionals Network. And building support capacity for preventive medicine and disease control. in the region, including the opening of a CDC America regional office in Vietnam.
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