VIET NAM: UNFPA Deputy Representative Honoured
Viet Nam Plus and VOV News reported on 31 August that the Ministry of Health presented its minister’s certificate of merit and an insignia for the cause of population health to UNFPA deputy representative, Urmila Singh. Addressing the event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Ba Thuy said that over the past 30 years UNFPA has made important contributions to Viet Nam’s health care through population, family planning and reproductive health activities. The presentation aimed to recognize Urmila Singh’s valuable contributions to Vietnamese maternal and child health care, he added. As UNFPA deputy representative since 2006, Urmila Singh has contributed effectively to the cooperative relationship between UNFPA and Viet Nam. Read in English: Viet Nam News Agency; Voice of Viet Nam and in Vietnamese: Gia dinh va Xa hoi; Viet Nam News Agency