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Four long-term experts of the Project visited Hanoi from June 20 to 22.

The objectives of this visit were to introduce Dr. Ohara, the new chief adviser who arrived in May, to concerned organizations in Hanoi and to exchange opinions regarding the medical and healthcare sector in Viet Nam.

During the trip, the Project expert team visited JICA Office, the Embassy of Japan, WHO Office, Bach Mai Hospital and other JICA projects in the healthcare sector.

At the courtesy visit to the Embassy of Japan, the Project expert team was given the opportunity to report directly to Ambassador Kunio Umeda about the Project. Ambassador Umeda mentioned that he would make time to visit Cho Ray Hospital in the near future.

At WHO Office, Dr. Kidong Park, WHO representative to Viet Nam expressed a great interest in the Patient Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship that the Project was working on. The Project experts and staff of WHO agreed to keep in contact and continuously exchange information.

The Project experts also visited Dr. Ngo Quy Chau, vice director of Bach Mai Hospital and looked around the hospital. Because Dr. Ohara had worked as a chief adviser of the JICA Bach Mai Hospital Project before, he was acquainted with a lot of the hospital staff, which made it easier for him to introduce the project in Cho Ray Hospital.

In addition, the Project experts visited the "Project for Strengthening Clinical Training System for New-Graduate Nurses" and the "National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) Project" in Hanoi to exchange opinions.

Meeting at JICA Vietnam Office

Visiting WHO Viet Nam Office

Looking around in Bach Mai Hospital

Exchanging opinions with the experts of NIHE Project