HCMC health sector to continue sending graduates to grassroots medical centers
The Ho Chi Minh City health sector will continue its pilot plan of sending graduates to grassroots medical centers.
HCMC’s Health Department focuses on implementing 28 groups of key activities
The HCMC Department of Health has identified 28 groups of key activities in the last six months of 2023.
PM suggests proper review of healthcare system and supplies
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 suggested the Ministry of Health (MoH) assign capable medical facilities to build medicine centers in six socio-economic regions nationwide, which will serve others when needed.
Medical facilities look up health insurance via chip-based ID cards
Information of over 3.1 million health insurance cards had been looked up via chip-based citizen identification cards at more than 11,500 medical facilities, accounting for 90.2% of the total number, as of late September.
Medical facilities lack treatment medicine for severe dengue patients
The Ministry of Health yesterday issued that since the beginning of 2022, the country has recorded over 190,000 cases of dengue fever, an increase of four times compared to the same period last year. Of these, 72 people were killed by the disease.
HCMC explains cause of drug shortages at medical facilities
Today, leaders of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health chaired a meeting directly with the Director and Dean of Pharmacy Department of attached hospitals and medical centers to discuss the situation of drug supply and solutions to proactively prevent drug shortage due to fear of making mistakes when bidding for drug procurement.
Medical facilities find it difficult to give year-end bonus to staff
Last year, medical staff really struggled when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, while salaries and bonuses decreased significantly. The 2022 Lunar New Year is approaching, but many medical facilities find it difficult to give a year-end bonus to staff.
HCMC sets up medical facilities in response to recent spike in infections
The HCMC’s health sector has preparedness and response plans for new Covid-19 cases increased significantly in recent days, and built scenarios of having tens of thousands of people infected with the virus.
Health sector to have solutions to improve medical facilities
Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City Cao Thanh Binh said that in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic in the city, grassroots healthcare institutions play a significant role; however, there have been existing difficulties and inadequacies in grassroots medical facilities which require the health sector to have solutions to improve medical facilities in districts.
HCMC publicizes Covid-19 testing prices in medical facilities
The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday publicize lists of medical facilities eligible for carrying out Covid-19 testing and prices of testing.
HCMC pilots home isolation for infected medical workers without symptoms
In its yesterday document to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the district, Thu Duc city and medical facilities in the city on the implementation of epidemic prevention measures in the current period, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health directed pilot home isolation and treatment of infected healthcare workers and their contacts F1 without symptoms.
Patients can search nearby medical facilities in smart phones
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced that it has launched an application software to make it easier for patients to search for medical facility locations in their smartphones.
Medical facilities short of aesinate natri injection
Following the information that medical facilities are short of aesinate natri injection 5mg and 10 mg, the Vietnam Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health yesterday asked importers and producers to increase supply of the injection to meet the increased demand.
Medical facilities urgded to isolate patients to prevent cross-infection
The Health Ministry's Department of Medical Examination and Treatment yesterday sent its dispatch to medical facilities, asking to isolate measles and dengue patients to protect patients from the risks of cross-infection and reduce death.