President Nguyen Xuan Phuc  awards title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces during the anti-American resistance war to the Civil Medicine Division of Zone 5 (Photo: VNA)

The ceremony was held on the occasion of the 75th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

Speaking at the event, President Phuc expressed his profound gratitude to the generations of doctors and staff of the Civil Medicine Division who overcame difficulties and fierceness of the war to be present in all battlefields to take care of and treat the wounded soldiers and people.

He highlighted the Division's important contributions to the production of vaccines for disease prevention and control, drugs and equipment.

He affirmed that the "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" title is a testament to the recognition of the Party and State for particularly outstanding achievements made by generations of officers , doctors, and soldiers of the Civil Medicine Division during the resistance war against US imperialists.