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She ordered local administrations to thoroughly handle outbreaks to curb spreading especially intensifying disinfection in markets, schools, medical facilities and residential quarters. She specifically stressed on raising people’s awareness and limit transferred cases to eliminate cross-infection in big hospitals. From February, HCMC has recorded thousands of dengue infection cases. According to the municipal Department of Health, total infection cases have surged to 27,153, up by 165 percent compared to the same period last year. Of total infection cases, 15,611 are inpatients, increasing by 153 percent year on year. Worse, five of them died of the disease. Overcrowding of big hospitals in the city is now a common scenario. The Tropical Disease Hospital admitted 5,799 dengue inpatients in six months; consequently, the infirmary had to arrange 30 addition beds in corridors meantime the Children Hospitals No. 1 and 2 and the City Children Hospital averagely receive 50 - 70 … [Read more...] about Health Minister urges localities to curb dengue outbreaks

Director of a tourist company Le Thi Huong still pays VND100 million ($4,305 ) a year to buy a commercial health insurance package for family members in case that her relatives have serious illness though all of them have participated in the state’s health insurance program. Sharing why she buys commercial health insurance package, she said that she has rarely come to any medical facilities for examination because of endless wait, complicated formalities and lower-than-expected quality. On the contrary, she and her relatives can opt for hospitals and medical premium services as per our wishes without thinking much about medicine and cost for commercial health insurance. Head of the Department of Health Insurance Le Van Kham said health insurance holders presently ought to pay for expensive medicine, materials, periodic check-up, high technologies, eye diseases, and dental services. Moreover, Insured Vietnamese patients currently pay 5 percent - 20 percent of medical treatment … [Read more...] about Commercial health insurance helps to satisfy high-income earners

One of the solutions the Ministry has implemented is setting up satellite medical clinics in order to transfer advanced techniques to grass-root facilities. After five years of implementation, 23 nuclear hospitals and 138 satellite hospitals have been formed nationwide. Moreover the sector has invested and prioritized ten specialties including oncology, surgical trauma, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, endocrinology, neurology, clinical hematology, emergency resuscitation and poison control. Besides, the sector also upgraded facilities, build greener infirmaries, enhance IT employment, e-medical record, Telemedicine; and paid medical services to appeal social contributions. However, the health minister pointed out that the sector has bumped into difficulties because of limited finance resources. In the next time, the health sector will focus on improving grass-root medical institutions, building clinical trial systems and pay-collection methods. Head of the Ministry of … [Read more...] about Vietnam revamping health sector in all fields: Health Minister

According to the letter of 28-year old Phung Giang Son in Hanoi to the Ministry, his wife gave birth on November 1, 2012 at the infirmary in Ba Vi district. After receiving the newborn, he and his wife thought they were given wrong baby; consequently, they did ask the doctor who definitely affirmed that the baby is theirs. Since then, the couple has raised up the baby because they believed in the hospital. However, the baby doesn’t look like the parents; accordingly, they took the child for DNA tests in the Ministry of Public Security’s Criminal Science Institute. They eventually discovered the maternity ward mistake after undergoing DNA tests which revealed that the baby is not their biological child. Soon, the couple worked with the infirmary whose managers admitted the mistake in delivering newborn to the couple, promising to solve it in short time. The hospital tracked down the other family involved in the mix-up verifying the baby might be given to Ms. Vu Thi … [Read more...] about Health Ministry disciplines medical workers in case of switched-at-birth babies

The inauguration ceremony, which was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, was jointly held by the Cho Ray Hospital and Japan’s International University of Health and Welfare. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Truong Son, Director of the Cho Ray Hospital said the centre will provide high-quality health check-ups, meeting the demand of local residents. Results collected by the centre can help detect implicit diseases and health risks, which will serve in-depth health examinations and monitoring, and prevention of diseases and health improvement; and contribute to reducing overload in the Cho Ray Hospital. With a team of doctors and medical staff trained in Japan and a modern medical equipment system, the centre is aiming to become one of the international standard medical establishments to serve locals, those from other southern localities and foreigners, including the Japanese community living in Vietnam. The centre will provide the highest standard-health … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Japan health examination centre inaugurated in HCM City

The two-day event is jointly held by the Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) and the Switzerland-based Novartis Group. Addressing the forum, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien said that Vietnam is striving to follow the trend of prophylactic medicine in preventative treatment, as well as improving the early detection and timely treatment of diseases. To that end, the country needs to draw up detailed and specific strategies with a thorough understanding of future health patterns, as well as gain support from both local and foreign policymakers, experts, and organisations, Tien added. Nguyen Thi Xuyen, Chairperson of the Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations (MASEAN) for the 2018-2020 tenure and VMA President, stated that the forum offers a chance for delegates to meet, share experience, and learn from global trends on health care policies towards the target of building a sustainable and effective health care system. This goal hopes to improve the quality of health care … [Read more...] about Vietnam hosts health sector’s 11th Asia-Pacific Future Trends Forum