The Ministry of Health has proposed that five special-grade hospitals will be upgraded to modern hospitals with healthcare services in line with international standards. (Photo: VNA) Theproposal is included in the national health system development plan for the2021-2030 period, with a vision towards 2050, aiming to reduce the number ofVietnamese people going abroad for treatment, as well as to attract foreignersto come to Vietnam for medical examination and treatment.
Accordingto Associate Professor, Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the ministry’s MedicalExamination and Treatment Department, Vietnamese doctors have succeeded inmastering many high-level treatment techniques such as dental procedures, invitro fertilisation (IVF), stroke treatment, liver, kidney, and hearttransplantations, joint treatment, endoscopic surgery, eye surgery, anddiagnostic techniques.
"The development of medical techniques has attracted many overseasVietnamese to come back to the country for treatment. Several major hospitalsin Vietnam have recently attracted a significant number of foreign patients formedical check-ups and treatment," he said.
He saidone of the strengths of the domestic healthcare system is its lower costscompared to other countries while maintaining a comparable quality.
The MoHalso proposed upgrading and investing in 20 provincial general and specialisedhospitals to be able to receive patients from the entire region, especially inareas with difficulties in accessing central-level hospitals and denselypopulated areas.
In thedevelopment plan, the MoH also outlined the direction for the development ofnon-public healthcare sectors, focusing on providing high-quality technicalservices, on-demand medical examinations and treatment, encouragingpublic-private partnerships, and private investments.
It aimsto expand the bed capacity of private hospitals to reach 10% of the totalnational bed capacity by 2025, 15% by 2030, and 25% by 2050. By 2025,the country is expected to provide 35 hospital beds, 15 doctors, 3.4university-trained pharmacists, and 25 nurses per 10,000 residents.
Thesenumbers are expected to increase to 35 hospital beds, 19 doctors, fouruniversity-trained pharmacists, and 33 nurses per 10,000 people by 2030.
It isanticipated that there will be around 45 hospital beds, 35 doctors, 4.5university-trained pharmacists, and 90 nurses per 10,000 people by 2050.
Thereport from the planning consulting unit showed that the accessibility to central-levelhospitals in some regions is very low.
In theCentral Highlands region, there are no central-level hospitals, while in theMekong Delta region, with 14 provinces, there is only one central-levelhospital.
Additionally,approximately 80% of patients who seek medical check-ups and treatment atcentral-level hospitals do not trust the quality of healthcare servicesprovided at lower-level facilities.
Currently,only 32.8% of health centres and district hospitals and 27.6% of commune healthstations can perform 80% of the list of technical services./.
VNA
