Fundraising campaign in Russia supports COVID-19 fight at home
A meeting to review a fundraising campaign to buy Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine and transfer to Vietnam was held at the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia on August 30.
Injection of COVID-19 vaccine (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A meeting to review a fundraising campaign to buy Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine and transfer to Vietnam was held at the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia on August 30.
The in-person and virtual event was co-organised by the Embassy and the Vietnamese Association in Russia.
Speaking at the event, member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Russia Do Xuan Hoang said after two months starting June 25, the campaign successfully raised more than 10 million RUB (136,200 USD) from over 1,300 individuals and 13 businesses run by overseas Vietnamese (OVs).
The sum may also be used for the procurement of medical devices to help Vietnam curb the spread of the pandemic in a quick and effective manner, he stated.
It was the first time that the Vietnamese Association in Russia had called for assistance in various forms such as bank transfer, making donations via a website and cash.
Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Via a videoconference, Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia spoke highly of efforts made by the Vietnamese association in rolling out the campaign, which encouraged patriotism amongst the OVs, especially during the fight against COVID-19.
Participants also voiced their support for the fundraising campaign, hoping it will be expanded to help compatriots at home repel the pandemic and bolster economic development./.
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The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs said on August 26 that more than 40,000 specialized medical masks N95 worth over 32,000 USD, donated by the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community, have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, promptly supporting the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
Injection of COVID-19 vaccine (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
