4.3 million USD from the text message donation campaign to fight Covid-19
(VOVWORLD) - 4.3 million USD was donated to the COVID-19 vaccine fund on Tuesday at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung (second from left) presents the 100 billion VND (4.3 million USD) donation to the COVID-19 vaccine fund via text messages to Director of the fund's management board Nguyen Quang Vinh (Photo: VNA) |
This is part of the nearly 5 million USD received in 40 days by a text message campaign calling for donations to support COVID-19 prevention and control via the 1408 National Humanitarian Portal
On behalf of the fundraising campaign organizers, President of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien thanked businesses, Vietnamese people living in Vietnam and abroad, and foreigners living in Vietnam for joining hands and contributing to the COVID-19 fund.