BIDV has furthered its commitment to helping improve the standard of medical provision in rural areas by donating 46 high quality ambulances to provincial medical clinics in the Northwest Highlands, Central Highlands, Central and Southwest Regions on 16 May 2017.

The Toyota Hiace ambulances were manufactured in Japan and come complete with modern emergency equipment. They were presented during a special ceremony held on 16 May in Hanoi.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Quach Hung Hiep, BIDV’s senior executive vice president said, “Community orientation continues to be one of BIDV’s main social security focuses, in addition to its business mission. The bank’s management and employees take their responsibility to the community seriously, investing time, energy and resources to implement beneficial projects and initiatives. The social security programmes put in place by BIDV adhere to national targets on health care, education, poverty reduction, and disaster relief and affirm the bank’s social responsibility, particularly during difficult economic times.

On behalf of the beneficiary units, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tri, director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, said: “BIDV has been active in implementing social security programmes for many years. The bank has been particularly instrumental in supporting the health sector, financing the construction of hundreds of medical clinics, funding medical examinations and treatment and purchasing medical equipment.”

“BIDV has also accompanied us on the “Red Journey” Blood donation programme over the past four years. The support of BIDV to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in particular and the health sector in general provides an excellent example of socialisation in healthcare, significantly contributing to improving the quality of medical examinations and treatment for communities”, he added.