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September 27, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City - Excellent discussions and exchange of experiences between eminent doctors of India and Vietnam on the management of COVID-19. Ambassador Pranay Verma underlined the value of close consultations and cooperation between India and Vietnam in their common fight against COVID-19 and welcomed an eminent panel of experts from the two sides led by Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, and Dr. Do Ngoc Son, Head of Critical Care Unit, Deputy Director of Center for Emergency Medicine from Bach Mai Hospital-cum-Secretary General of Vietnamese Society of Emergency Medicine (VSEM) at a webinar hosted by the Consulate General of India in HCM City and INCHAM Vietnam on 25th September 2021 as part of the series of events to mark the #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav.
The Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (INCHAM) and Mega Lifesciences Vietnam organized a webinar titled "MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT OF COVID-19: EXPERIENCES FROM INDIA" on Saturday, 25th September 2021. The objective behind organizing the webinar was to exchange information on the latest treatment in the area of Covid-19 between doctors of both countries.
2. The webinar was attended by 8 senior experts from different institutes and hospitals in India and Vietnam, and 900 doctors, medical staff, and students from Vietnam and India. The webinar received the attendance of the Ambassador of India to Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Pranay Verma; Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi, and several doctors from India and Vietnam.
3. Ambassador of India to Vietnam H.E. Mr. Pranay Verma in the welcome remarks mentioned that this event is aimed to share information and experience among colleagues in Vietnam and India, both countries seriously suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 6 months. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Thai, a specialist from the Infectious Disease Department of Bach Mai hospital shared Vietnam’s point of view on the 4 waves of Covid pandemic in Vietnam and how Vietnam is implementing the 3-tier model of Covid-19 case management. Prof. Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi spoke on the effects of Covid in India and shared the experience of the country in treatment, vaccination and recovery. Dr. Huynh Tan Dat, Specialist of Endocrinology, Ho Chi Minh City Medical University Hospital spoke about the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on diabetic patients which post many challenges and demand adaptability in treatment for diabetic patients in the pandemic.
4. Dr. Shashank Joshi, Department of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai shared with the participants the wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems, physically, neurologically, and mentally, associated with the long-term effects of COVID-19, thus, emphasized the importance of vaccination and herd immunity to prevent the spread of the virus. Dr. S. Suresh Sagadevan, Consultant & Interventional Pulmonologist, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai shared about the late complications (post-acute and chronic) after COVID-19 and shared treatment details on multiple case studies. Dr. Samiran Panda Scientist 'G' & Head, Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases (ECD) Division, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) spoke about the evolution of COVID-19 variants as the virus becomes more and more contagious, dangerous, and resistant to vaccination. As the virus adapts, more research is required for theCOVID-19 prevention efforts to adapt accordingly.
5. The Consulate General of India has the honour to inform that this is the 2nd time the Consulate has organized a medical webinar between doctors from India and Vietnam in recent months. More number of webinars have been planned in different medical subjects related to diseases associated with kidney, heart, liver, brain, spine etc.
6. This is our firm belief that it will lead to strong cooperation between the medical fraternity of both countries and explore training cooperation not only in COVID-19 treatment but also in advance medical and surgical care in India for doctors/ nurses/ paramedical staff from Vietnam.