The health sector in Ho Chi Minh City has been paying attention to improvement of the grassroots healthcare quality with a high priority to preventive medicine and infrastructure.
More than VND236 trillion (US$10 billion) had been mobilized to directly serve the Covid-19 prevention and control as of December 31, 2022, according to a report by a National Assembly (NA) supervisory delegation.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai affirmed that the cooperative relationship between the city with Savannakhet and localities of Laos is always the first priority in relations between HCMC and international localities.
Not only teachers but also doctors quit their jobs. According to the Ministry of Health's statistics, over the past time, more than 12,000 health workers decided to quit working in public healthcare facilities.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a gathering held at the 108 Military Central Hospital in Hanoi on February 27 in celebration of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).
The press circle in general and key press agencies in particularly always accompany the health sector, heard a meeting held in Hanoi on February 24 on the occasion of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).
The health sector in Ho Chi Minh City is determined to be strongly oriented towards modern medicine by promoting the application and development of digital and smart technologies.
From the school year 2022-2023, ministries, agencies, and localities are responsibly promoting public health activities according to the school health program promulgated by the Prime Minister.
The expansion of remote medical examination and treatment has helped both patients and healthcare workers, especially in mountainous and remote areas, access advanced techniques.
Being responsible for managing medical activities, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health proposed to the National Assembly to soon pass the amended Law on Medical Examination and Treatment which stipulates that foreign doctors who want to practice medical examination and treatment in Vietnam must have to pass the practice exam; plus, they must be fluent in Vietnamese and speak Vietnamese when examining a patient.
Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc today said that the city has been bumped into the difficulty in the supply of vaccines, which is in serious shortage.
Health watchdog urged the health sector in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak to quarantine the monkeypox suspected case to curb the spread to local medical workers while waiting for test results.
The Center for Disease Control in Ho Chi Minh City warned that if the vaccine supply disruption continues, children remain at risk of deadly diseases such as measles, diphtheria, and pertussis, said Ms. Le Hong Nga, Deputy Director of HCDC.
The Government proposes that the National Assembly will not implement salary reform under Resolution No.27-NQ/TW in 2023, but from July 1, 2023, the base salary for officials, civil servants, and public officials will be raised to the level of VND1.8 million per month.
