VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 17
17/01/2021 08:10 GMT+7
National medical council makes debut
The national medical council officially made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 15.
The national medical council officially made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 15, which has been regarded as a milestone of the domestic health care sector.
The council was formed in line with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 956/QD-TTg, with the aim of assisting the Government leader in preparing necessary conditions for organising capacity assessment in medical profession.
The establishment of the council is in accordance with international commitments on medical capacity standards and matches Vietnam’s situation, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said, urging the council to soon put forth its operation regulations as well as mechanisms for the organisation of medical licensing examinations.
Global brands and small firms are actively providing assistance to migrant workers in Thailand, who are meeting difficulties after a jump in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian nation.
A demonstration in Jakarta in December against modern slavery at sea
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When Arif, a 19-year-old Indonesian fisherman, died quietly in his bunk on a Taiwanese fishing boat in June 2019 – blood staining his mouth – a Fijian coroner ruled that he had suffered a pulmonary oedema.
But his fellow crewmen tell a different story to the official narrative and allege his sudden passing was likely linked to the brutal beatings to the head and neck that were regularly meted out to the rookie crew member from his superiors.
“Every single day [they] bullied him, they punched and hit him on his head. it was a terrible sight and very stressful for all the crew,” Jack, a Filipino crew member, claimed in an interview with the
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BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Global brands and small firms are providing aid to migrant workers in Thailand after a jump in coronavirus cases, a move backed by activist groups on Thursday who urged businesses to help pay for testing and access healthcare.
In Samut Sakhon, a province south of Bangkok where an outbreak began at a shrimp market late last year, seafood companies are providing assistance to migrant workers - mostly from Myanmar - who are a major source of labour for the industry in the area.
Companies that have donated food and drinks in Samut Sakhon included Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), Thailand’s largest agriculture business, Thai Union Group, the world’s biggest producer of tuna, and drinks giant Osotspa.