Accompanying more than 3,000 head nurses nationwide

With over 150,000 employees, nurses and midwives are the largest force, accounting for over half of the total number of civil servants, public employees and workers in the Vietnamese health sector. Speaking at the first International Nursing Scientific Conference, Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan - Deputy Minister of Health - said that nursing is a noble profession, requiring not only solid professional knowledge but also love, dedication and a high sense of responsibility.

The first International Nursing Scientific Conference in 2024 is also an event marking 5 years of Vinamilk accompanying the team of head nurses nationwide - a force that plays a very important role in caring for and improving the effectiveness of medical treatment in particular, and public health in general - through the Vietnam Head Nurses Club.

In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Vinamilk began working with the Vietnam Nursing Club with the aim of supporting the nursing staff in the fight against the pandemic, while also providing training to improve their knowledge and skills in patient care. After that, the two sides joined hands to organize training courses and specialized training; introducing advanced nutritional solutions to support more effective treatment and health care.

After 5 years of cooperation, Vinamilk has supported the Head Nurses Club to organize more than 20 training programs for more than 3,000 nurses and medical staff across the country. The two units have also jointly developed and published more than 2,000 books and communication materials on nutritional health. Since then, many models of nutritional health education and communication have been launched, piloted in many hospitals such as the National Endocrinology Hospital, the National Children's Hospital and Bach Mai Hospital, which are expected to become typical examples for replication in other hospitals across the country.

"During the past 5 years of companionship, we have implemented a series of meaningful activities, contributing to raising awareness of the importance of nutritional care for patients as well as professional capacity for thousands of nurses and medical staff across the country" , shared MSc. Ha Thi Kim Phuong, Vice President of the Vietnam Chief Nursing Club, Head of the Nursing - Nutrition - Infection Control Department of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ministry of Health at the First International Nursing Scientific Conference recently held in Hanoi.

Combining nutrition and medicine for community health care

With the orientation of combining "nutrition and health" to improve the effectiveness of health care and recovery, Vinamilk has been working together with more than 10,000 medical staff, and nearly 200 hospitals, medical facilities and organizations nationwide for many years. Activities are carried out with orientations such as: Improving skills and knowledge for medical staff in terms of expertise and nutrition; Providing appropriate nutritional solutions for each subject; Supporting training programs, specialized training... to effectively prevent and treat diseases, and improve general health.

Recently, Vinamilk signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Vaccine Center System (VNVC) and Tam Anh General Hospital to implement health care activities in many aspects such as: vaccination, improving immunity and comprehensive nutrition, communication and education on health improvement, and cooperation in research of specialized nutritional products for children and adults.

Previously, in 2023, Vinamilk established the "Protecting Hands" club to support maternal and newborn health care with the Vietnam Midwives Association. At the same time, in coordination with medical associations and medical units nationwide such as the Vietnam Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, it organized a series of conferences to improve professional capacity for nearly 400 doctors, nurses and clinical nutritionists; Implemented a series of programs aiming to provide health care for 1 million elderly people in Vietnam; Supported heart surgery for poor patients and children across the country...

"In the coming time, Vinamilk will continue to promote these activities, because appropriate nutrition will provide a good health foundation, improve the effectiveness of disease treatment and shorten recovery time... Vinamilk believes that these accompanying activities will bring many values ​​to medical staff and workers themselves and from there, spread to the community," said Mr. Do Thanh Tuan, Director of External Relations of Vinamilk.

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