Quang Binh calls for Cuba’s continued support in health care
Chairman of the People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province Nguyen Huu Hoai called on Cuba to continue support for the locality in health care at a reception for Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera on April 25.
Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera visits patients at Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi city. (Source: VNA)
Quang Binh (VNA) – Chairman of the People’sCommittee of central Quang Binh province Nguyen Huu Hoai called on Cuba to continuesupport for the locality in health care at a reception for Cuban AmbassadorLianys Torres Rivera on April 25.
The official briefed Ambassador Lianys on Quang Binh’spotential and strength in socio-economic development, stressing that withpotential in caves and marine tourism, the province will be an idealdestination for Cuban tourists.
He recalled the valuable sentiments of late Cuban PresidentFidel Castro towards Quang Binh people, highlighting the building of theVietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi city following the leader visit tothe newly-liberated areas of QuangBinh and Vinh Linh in 1973.
At the meeting, Ambassador Lianys informed her host that theCuban Ministry of Public Health decided to send experts to work at thehospital, and continue to support and transfer technologies to the hospital.
On this occasion, the diplomat presented gifts to a numberof patients at the hospital.-VNA
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Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera visits patients at Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi city. (Source: VNA) 
