TTLV: European Union-Vietnam relations in the field of health, 1995-2015

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN QUYNH HOA 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 25, 1976

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize students No. 4295/2016/QD-XHNV dated December 16, 2016, signed by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title:European Union-Vietnam relations in the field of health from 1995 to 2015.

8. Major: International Relations; 9. Code: 60 31 02 06

10. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Minh Duc, Deputy Director of the Institute for European Studies; Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of European Studies, Institute for European Studies

11. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis devotes a section to analyzing the relationship between the EU and Vietnam in general since the establishment of diplomatic relations, examining several important milestones in Vietnam-EU relations, namely: the signing of the Framework Agreement on Cooperation (FTA) in 1995; the EU's support for Vietnam's accession to the WTO; the Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the EU and Vietnam in 2012; and the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

The main part of the thesis focuses on evaluating the EU-Vietnam relationship in the health sector from 1995 to 2015. Over the past 20 years, bilateral cooperation between the European Union and Vietnam has achieved significant results in improving health in Vietnam. Initially, support focused on preventing infectious diseases, providing essential medicines and equipment… Subsequently, the EU supported reforms aimed at improving access to and quality of healthcare services, building a sound health financing system, an effective health information system, and improving health policy-making processes. This support has helped Vietnam achieve significant progress in equitable and effective access to health services, contributing positively to poverty reduction and the achievement of health-related Millennium Development Goals. The thesis also proposes several solutions to strengthen EU-Vietnam health cooperation and predicts that in the future, the bilateral cooperation will enter a new phase with a broader scope of collaboration, elevating the relationship to a new level, commensurate with the potential and position of the EU and Vietnam.

12. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis can serve as a basis for proposing the expansion of healthcare cooperation between the EU and Vietnam in the future.

13. Future research directions: (if any)

14. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN QUYNH HOA 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: December, 25^th, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 4295/2016/QD-XHNV Dated December 16, 2016 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: The EU - Vietnam Health Relations in 1995-2015.

8. Major: International Relations................... 9. Code: 60 31 02 06

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Minh Duc, Deputy Director- Institute for European Studies; Deputy Editor-in-Chief- European Studies Review, Institute for European Studies

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis is intended to analyze the relationship between the EU and Vietnam in general since the establishment of diplomatic relations and to analyze some important milestones in the relations between Vietnam and the EU: Framework Agreement on Cooperation (FTA) in 1995; EU supports Vietnam's access to the WTO; EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership and Partnership Agreement (PCA) 2012 and Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

The main part of the thesis focuses on evaluating the relationship between the European Union and Vietnam in the health sector from 1995 to 2015. Over the past twenty years of bilateral co-operation between the European Union and Vietnam, significant results have been achieved in improving health care in Vietnam. At first, the majority of efforts focused on combating infectious diseases, providing essential medicines and equipment. Then, the EU has supported reforms that improve the availability and quality of health care, contribute to developing a sustainable health financing system, an effective health information system and enhance health policy-making. This support has enabled Vietnam to make significant progress towards equal access to quality health services contributing to poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals on health. The thesis also outlines the measures to strengthen EU-Vietnam health care cooperation; and forecasts that in the future, the EU-Vietnam relations will move to a new stage of cooperation with wider scope and deeper integration commitments; reach a higher level of cooperation matching the two sides' prestige and full potential.

12. Practical applicability:

The results of the thesis can be used as a basis for suggesting the expansion of health cooperation between the EU and Vietnam in the future.

13. Further research directions, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications