Assoc. Prof. Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, Deputy Minister of Health (right) grants the Certificate of Merit to Unilever Vietnam. — Photo courtesy of Unilever

HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Administration of Disease Prevention under the Ministry of Health and Unilever Vietnam on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching the programme 'For a Healthier and More Sustainable Việt Nam' for 2025–2030, marking a major step in the next decade of public health and sustainability initiatives.

The MoU was inked during a ceremony in Hà Nội celebrating 30 years of Unilever’s operation in the country.

Unilever also announced a cooperation agreement with UNICEF Vietnam to build healthy, safe and sustainable schools from 2025 to 2028, and another programme on developing green, clean and healthy schools in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training, which will run until 2029.

Through these programmes, Unilever Vietnam set out new commitments to improve livelihoods and working conditions for 200,000 Vietnamese people over the next ten years, and to educate and raise hygiene and health awareness among 10 million people over the same period.

“I believe that, with the sense of responsibility, consensus and strong determination from Việt Nam Administration of Disease Prevention as well as organisations like Unilever Vietnam, the programme 'For a Healthier and Sustainable Việt Nam' will help promote preventive healthcare, improve public health and build a more sustainable Việt Nam for the people and by the people," Associate Professor Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, Deputy Minister of Health, said at the ceremony.

Also at the event, Unilever Vietnam was honoured with a Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Health for outstanding achievements in implementing the Patriotic Hygiene Movement for Public Health Improvement during the 2012–2022 period. — VNS