Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son resigns

On June 7, according to a source from VTC News, the Ministry of Health said that it had received the resignation letter of Deputy Minister of Health Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truong Son. “Currently, Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son’s resignation letter is being considered by the competent authorities,” he said. However, this person did not give the reason why Mr. Son resigned.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son was born in 1964. Mr. Son has 16 years of experience at the Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City.

In 2004, Mr. Son was appointed Deputy Director of Cho Ray Hospital. Then, from 2008 to 2018, he was assigned to be the Director of Cho Ray Hospital.

In 2018, Mr. Son was appointed as Deputy Minister of Health. In addition to the position of Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Son also holds the position of Deputy Head of the Security Committee health care Center.

During his working career, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son is highly appreciated for his professional and management skills with great contributions to the health sector and the cause of people’s health care.

The epidemic COVID-19 Recently, Mr. Son was also a regular person at hot spots directly directing the epidemic prevention and control work of the medical force.

However, during the past year, Mr. Son was also disciplined twice (1 reprimand and 1 warning). Deputy Minister Son signed the certificate of free sale for the COVID-19 test kit of Viet A Company.