Hanoi.— Vaccines for humans and advanced drugs for the treatment of cancer produced in Cuba are now closer to the health care needs of the Vietnamese people, after the signing of two supply contracts.
Agreements on the distribution and supply of these products were signed by Duc Minh Medical Joint Stock Company (Almedic), in Vietnam, with the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) , both Cuban.
Under the contracts, which are part of the cooperation and commercial plan between Almedic and its partners in 2024, in addition to vaccines, CIMAher (a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of head and neck, pancreatic and esophageal cancer) and CIMVAx EGF (for lung cancer treatment).
We hope that in the future the cooperation between the two parties will expand to new fields and products to meet the health care needs of the Vietnamese, emphasized Cuban Ambassador Orlando Hernández at the signing ceremony.
The diplomat emphasized that by expanding the collaboration the goal is not only to bring benefits to consumers in this country, but also to encourage Cuban companies to make efforts to launch better products.
For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AMV Medical Group, Nguyen Binh Minh, expressed his confidence that, despite the difficult economic context, the cooperation between the two partners will improve.
AMV is committed to continuing to work together and grow with Cuban partners in 2024 and in the coming years, confirmed Binh Minh, who recalled that the collaboration between the two parties already has 23 years of history and affection, with in the spirit of transparency and mutual benefit, which allows us to overcome all difficulties and obstacles.
In these two decades, Duc Minh Medical Joint Stock Company maintains close alliances with Cuban biotechnology centers to register for circulation and introduction of high-quality vaccines and biological and treatment products at reasonable rates. price to enter the markets of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
In addition, it cooperated with Dalat Pasteur Vaccine Company Limited (Davac) to produce a phase of Cuban vaccines in Vietnam and coordinate the dispatch of Vietnamese technicians and managers to biology centers and laboratories.
from Cuba for short-term studies and training, as well as bringing Cuban experts to Vietnam to provide advice and training.
