On the morning of May 16, 2026, in the Con Dao Special Zone, Ho Chi Minh City, the VNVC Vaccination Center System presented the Con Dao Special Zone with a special vaccine sponsorship package worth more than VND 10 billion. The package includes key components such as:
VNVC PRESENTS A SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE WORTH OVER VND 10 BILLION
Free influenza vaccination for the military and residents of Con Dao for three consecutive years
Donation of the first GSP-standard vaccine cold storage facility in Con Dao
Priority supply of new-generation and essential vaccines
This meaningful initiative by the VNVC Vaccination Center System has received strong support and encouragement from the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People’s Committee, and Department of Health, as it leverages the strengths of private healthcare organizations such as VNVC through close public-private collaboration aimed at improving public health and quality of life, while ensuring that people in all regions have access to high-quality healthcare services.
Ho Chi Minh City is currently leading the country in implementing solutions to develop the healthcare sector in a modern and specialized direction, with a strong focus on strengthening grassroots healthcare capacity and consolidating the preventive healthcare system in remote, maritime, and island areas in a modern, proactive, and sustainable manner. This is a clear demonstration of the practical implementation of Politburo Resolution No. 72 on breakthrough solutions in public healthcare, shifting the focus from treatment to proactive disease prevention, with particular emphasis on vaccination.
One of the most distinctive and sustainable highlights of the sponsorship package is VNVC’s investment in, operation of, and donation of the first international GSP-standard vaccine cold storage system in Con Dao, meeting stringent vaccine storage standards to ensure the safety and effectiveness of vaccination activities
The cold storage facility is designed to strictly maintain vaccine storage conditions at 2 – 8°C, featuring a continuous temperature monitoring system, automatic alert devices for temperature fluctuations, backup power supply, and stringent operational and quality control procedures. This is particularly critical for remote island areas such as Con Dao, where vaccine transportation depends heavily on weather conditions, maritime and air transport, and other specialized logistics factors.
The presence of a GSP-standard cold storage facility on the island helps shorten the access gap to vaccines between Con Dao and the mainland, reduce the risk of supply disruptions, enhance safe vaccine stockpiling capacity, and enable the local authorities to implement vaccination programs in a more timely and proactive manner.
The GSP cold storage facility not only serves the three-year free influenza vaccination program, but also contributes to upgrading preventive healthcare infrastructure in an island area of special historical, defense, tourism, and national sovereignty significance.
Con Dao currently has a population of more than 12,000 residents and welcomes over 600,000 tourist arrivals annually. As an isolated island area experiencing rapid growth in tourism, labor mobility, and trade activities, greater demands have been placed on preventive healthcare capacity and disease risk control.
VNVC’s sponsorship program contributes to strengthening local conditions for proactive community healthcare, reducing pressure on medical examination and treatment services during peak tourism periods, and supporting the development of Con Dao as a safe, civilized, and sustainably developed destination.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Con Dao Special Zone
In this context, VNVC’s donation of an international GSP-standard cold storage system carries great practical significance. It not only supports medical infrastructure and equipment, but also helps the locality strengthen its vaccine storage and reserve capacity, organize safe and effective vaccination programs, and enhance preparedness against disease outbreaks. In addition, the free influenza vaccination program for residents demonstrates the company’s social responsibility, commitment to and solidarity with the community, especially people living in island and maritime areas facing many challenges such as Con Dao.
Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee
Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc also acknowledged, commended, and highly appreciated the participation of the VNVC Vaccination Center System and the Tam Anh General Hospital Group in the chain of community healthcare and preventive healthcare activities together with the city’s network of 22 tertiary hospitals and central-level hospitals.
General Director of the VNVC Vaccination Center System
We are deeply moved and honored that this program has been welcomed in the Con Dao Special Zone, Ho Chi Minh City. This is also the first time in Vietnam that a private healthcare organization such as VNVC has had the honor of partnering with local authorities to implement a vaccine sponsorship program beyond the national Expanded Program on Immunization on such a large scale and with a commitment extending over many consecutive years. With close public-private cooperation in healthcare, we believe we can continue contributing more breakthrough, meaningful, and sustainable solutions to Vietnam’s healthcare sector.
Donation of an electric vehicleTO THE CON DAO MUSEUM FOR EXHIBITION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
At the ceremony, Tam Anh General Hospital, a member of the same healthcare and wellness ecosystem as VNVC, also donated an electric vehicle worth VND 500 million to the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Museum and Library (Con Dao Branch), contributing to improved operational conditions and professional activities related to preserving and promoting the historical and cultural values of this historically significant maritime and island region of the country.
FOR ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL AND RESIDENTS OF THE CON DAO SPECIAL ZONE
Teams of VNVC doctors, nurses, and medical staff from the mainland also traveled directly to the island to carry out the first vaccination campaign for approximately 500 officials, soldiers, and local residents. At the same time, they provided guidance and transferred all safe vaccination procedures and operational processes for the GSP-standard vaccine cold storage system in accordance with international standards and regulations of the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health, enabling local healthcare personnel to gain full proficiency in vaccine preservation technologies and procedures and to effectively and safely utilize large vaccine supplies over many consecutive years.
VNVC also committed to prioritizing the supply of next-generation and scarce vaccines to meet the vaccination needs of military personnel and residents in Con Dao, thereby promptly preventing disease outbreaks, improving public health, and ensuring safety for the growing number of visitors coming to this sacred and beautiful island.
MILITARY PERSONNEL & ISLAND COMMUNITIES
FOR A HEALTHY AND HAPPY VIETNAM
VNVC is also a one-of-a-kind vaccination model globally that has achieved strong development and made important contributions to improving the quality of vaccination services and vaccine-preventable disease protection capacity in Vietnam. VNVC is also a comprehensive strategic partner of the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers and has therefore brought dozens of next-generation, high-quality vaccines to Vietnam at reasonable costs to serve the community. VNVC has also signed cooperation agreements aimed at gradually receiving technology transfer for high-quality vaccine production from leading global pharmaceutical companies such as Sanofi (France), Pfizer (United States), and MSD (United States).
BRINGING VACCINES TO ISLAND AREAS
WITH VNVC’S JOURNEY OF BRINGING VACCINES TO ISLAND COMMUNITIES
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vien, the only surviving former political prisoner currently living in Con Dao, to receive vaccination, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu, 77 years old, said she had moved to Con Dao with her husband in 1978. Her father and two older brothers were also martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the resistance war against the United States. Mr. Vien suffers from kidney failure, heart failure, anemia, and severe physical deterioration, partly due to injuries from torture during imprisonment, and once required costly treatment on the mainland after facing life-threatening conditions.
“Today, living in peace, witnessing the transformation of Con Dao, and receiving care, healthcare support, and meaningful gifts from private organizations such as VNVC, I feel even more deeply the value of independence and freedom, as well as the care and concern of the Party, the State, and society for this sacred maritime and island region of the country. My husband and I are both elderly, and he suffers from multiple chronic diseases, so contracting an infectious disease would be extremely dangerous. Receiving free vaccination like this gives us tremendous peace of mind, and we also hope that, in the future, we will be able to receive more vaccines with VNVC’s support,” Ms. Tu shared.
She is the daughter of former political prisoner Huynh Van Bien, who volunteered to remain on the island after April 30, 1975, and has since passed away. At the age of 12, she followed her mother from Hau Giang Province (now Can Tho City) to live on the island with her father. According to Ms. Loan, the island’s harsh weather conditions, especially during the northeast monsoon season and periods of intense heat, can easily affect the health of older adults. She herself suffers from multiple underlying conditions, including musculoskeletal disorders, fatty liver disease, and hyperlipidemia, and frequently contracts influenza with symptoms such as fever, sore throat, and prolonged productive cough. Most recently, she required more than two weeks of treatment with injections and oral medication before recovering, at a cost exceeding VND 500,000.
According to Ms. Loan, although she knew influenza could be prevented through vaccination, traveling from the island to the mainland for vaccination was very difficult and expensive due to transportation and accommodation costs. “This is the first time I have been able to receive an influenza vaccine right on the island. Besides the influenza vaccine, I hope more vaccines will also be brought to Con Dao so local residents can receive healthcare services on-site without having to make exhausting trips to the mainland for vaccination,” Ms. Loan shared.
