The 4th wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam has spread rapidly and shows no signs of stopping increasing the number of cases, especially in Ho Chi Minh City. The increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 is accompanied with the accelerating proportion of worse patients. It is urgent to be equipped with medical equipment to serve promptly test, emergency, intensive care for critical patients such as testing machines, oxygen respirator, oxygen, portable oxygen respirators.

Responding to the call of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on supporting the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic; in response to the program "Fight COVID-19 with the Youth" launched by Tuoi Tre newspaper, The Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) has mobilized officials and employees to support and received an amount of more than VND 600 million. Facing the urgent and essential need for medical equipment, IUH has decided to sponsor a total PCR- Realtime Testing Machine worth about VND 1.1 billion to support medical facilities with conditions to test quickly, show accurate results to detect positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus soon. The remaining funds are derived from the IUH Welfare Fund. The above equipment will be sent directly to the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City in the near future, IUH will give oxygen generators and oxygen backup to support more equipment for medical facilities in the area.

IUH donating RT-PCR to Covid Treatment Hospital - 19 An Binh

"Hopefully, this small contribution will contribute to join hands with Ho Chi Minh City to repel the epidemic. This is also the goal and desire of IUH in the effort to contribute to support the community and society" - Dr. Phan Hong Hai – Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry spoke at the ceremony.

Dr. Phan Hong Hai speaking at the ceremony

"Receiving this testing system, we are very pleased. Suspected cases of infection will have affirmative results in just 6 hours. As for patients who are being treated, by the 8th day without symptoms nor background disease, they can be discharged if the PCR test is negative"- Dr. Ho Hai Truong Giang – Director of An Binh Hospital expressed his thanks to IUH and affirmed that this is a great motivation to help the medical team to accelerate covid-19 testing to join hands to fight the epidemic.

Dr. Ho Hai Truong Giang on behalf of An Binh Hospital thanked IUH team

With the core value of "Innovation – Unity – Humanity", IUH has previously supported the COVID-19 Prevention Fund in 2020 with an amount of VND 500 million. In addition, the units at IUH have been proactive in carrying out activities to join hands with the whole country to repel the epidemic such as: producing antiseptic hand sanitizer, sewing masks, installing negative ion sprayers, launching a movement of support among the school's youth union members ... Assoc.Prof. Dr. Le Hung Anh – Director of Institute of Science, Technology and Environmental Management said, "This is our practical and meaningful activity to share community responsibility, show the spirit of cordiality and deep human values. As school officials, we are always ready to respond to these activities. My unit also launched support activities at the Institute to contribute to the whole country to fight the epidemic."

In 2020, IUH has supported the Fund “Fight Covid – 19 with the Youth” an amount of VND 500 million

During this time, IUH also assisted Go Vap District in organizing a COVID-19 vaccination site, dispatching 60 volunteers to support other vaccination sites in the district. For students, IUH also developed a Scholarship Fund and tuition support for students affected by the epidemic with the amount of 60 billion VND.

IUH volunteers working at vaccination sites in Go Vap district

IUH hopes that their officials and employees will join the determination and consensus of the whole nation, will create great strength for Vietnam to overcome the COVID-19 epidemic, and soon overcome difficulties and continue to build a strong and prosperous Vietnam.