The United Nations in Viet Nam has established a coordinated response to COVID-19 in support of the Government of Viet Nam’s national health and socio-economic response.

The first iteration of the UN COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan in Viet Nam was compiled on 27 March 2020 under the technical leadership of WHO, focusing on 3 pillars: 1) ensure continuity of essential public health and social protection functions; 2) assess economic impact; and 3) education. These three pillars were selected to enable the UN to focus on the immediate challenges facing Viet Nam at that time, in the context of the country’s COVID-19 prevention and control measures which included the closure of schools and social distancing, taking into account the need to maintain continuity of essential health and social services,  and as significant initial social and economic impacts of the pandemic became apparent. This plan was uploaded on the WHO Partners’ Portal on 31 March. It was designed as a living document and has been updated several times.