Unilever Vietnam and the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City have signed a strategic partnership memorandum (MoU) for the 2024-2029 period.

This partnership underscores Unilever Vietnam's commitment to sustainable development by improving hygiene conditions, health, and the overall quality of life for the Vietnamese people.

The long-term partnership program between Unilever Vietnam and the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City focuses on three main objectives to enhance the health and living standards of the Vietnamese people:

- Collaborating on research and quality assurance to ensure the delivery of the highest quality products to consumers.

- Promoting and developing training activities, workshops, and conferences to improve community health; and

- Strengthening efforts in communication and education regarding hygiene and the prevention of infectious diseases.

For over two decades, the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City has effectively partnered with Unilever Vietnam in conducting numerous research and testing activities to ensure the quality of products delivered to consumers.

During this period, Unilever Vietnam has actively supported the Pasteur Institute in many training activities, workshops, and conferences aimed at improving community health, provided thousands of medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic and donated meaningful gifts to underprivileged communities.

“We appreciate the commitment and steadfast partnership of Unilever Vietnam over the past two decades, all directed towards our common goal of enhancing community health”, Mr. Nguyen Vu Trung, Director of the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, stated.

Notable activities include, among others,  communication campaigns on hygiene, handwashing with soap, and safe drinking water for patients and vaccine recipients at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City (2018); the "A day as a young scientist" event encouraging handwashing with soap and using clean water held at 41 primary schools in Tan An City and Ben Luc District, Long An Province (2018); and the expert seminar "Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease prevention – Spread love, not germs"  organized in 2023. 

Unilever Vietnam and the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City have also extended their partnership efforts to achieve the established goals. The two will conduct ongoing scientific research to further improve product quality.

In addition, Unilever Vietnam and the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City will collaborate to organize training programs, conferences, and workshops, as well as public communication and community education campaigns aimed at promoting personal hygiene habits and preventing infectious diseases.

"With the Institute's expertise in scientific research and preventive healthcare, combined with Unilever's deep understanding of the community needs and advanced technologies, I am confident that our partnership efforts will continue to flourish", Mr Nguyen Vu Trung commented on the collaboration.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Chairwoman of Unilever Vietnam, for her part, affirmed that having been operational for nearly three decades, Unilever has always aspired to deliver products and solutions that enhance the health and hygiene conditions of the Vietnamese people.

“For half of that journey, partnering with leading institutions like the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City exemplifies our commitment to continuously strive to produce reputable, high-quality brands. These efforts cater to the daily needs of Vietnamese families, aim to improve community health, and contribute to a robust foundation for sustainable societal development”, she stated.