(VOV) - The Ministry of Health and the US Embassy on Wednesday celebrated the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-US medical cooperation and normalized bilateral relations in Hanoi.

Addressing the ceremony, Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Ambassador Ted Osius praised the tremendous achievements both nations have recorded in the healthcare sector over the past two decades. According to Minister Tien, since the US lifted its embargo and normalized relations with Vietnam in 1995, the two countries have embarked on many new areas of cooperation, such as vaccine research, epidemiology for the prevention of diseases and HIV/AIDS and the training of medical workers. Speaking at the celebration, Ambassador Osius highlighted increased medical cooperation between Vietnam and the US in many other areas such as the prevention of TB, and malaria, countering the harmful effects of tobacco and infectious diseases, increasing food safety and supporting people with disabilities.