On October 24, 7 delegates from Vietnam who are affiliated with the JICA Grass-root Project at Phu Kat visited Kanazawa University, and paid a courtesy visit to President Koetsu Yamazaki. At the meeting, there were discussions about the activities for regional medical care and research in Phu Kat and the possibility of further collaboration among Phu Kat Prefectural Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, VNU-Hanoi, Northern Centre for Environmental Monitoring and Kanazawa University.