How to send Cuban doctors to work in Ho Chi Minh City was a topic at a workshop held by the city’s Investment & Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on May 16.
HCM City (VNA) – How to send Cuban doctors to work in Ho Chi Minh Citywas a topic at a workshop held by the city’s Investment & Trade PromotionCentre (ITPC) on May 16.
Speaking at the event, Cuban Deputy Minister of Health Marcia Cobas Riuz saidthat after 60 years of building a modern healthcare system, Cuba now has 90,000doctors and 30,000 medical workers.
Besides developing healthcare tourism, Cuba has sent thousands of doctors to workin 63 countries and territories worldwide, she said, adding that Cuba wants tohave a Cuban doctors programme with Vietnam, who has good friendship with theAmerican country for years, in the time ahead.
Welcoming Marcia Cobas Riuz’s initiative, Vice Director of the municipalDepartment of Health Nguyen Huu Hung said that HCM City will be a pioneer toreceive Cuban doctors to work at local private healthcare facilities.
As the city only has 18 doctors per 10,000 residents, receiving Cuban doctors willhelp the city improve its healthcare services for local people.
Attending the workshop, healthcare leaders of Ninh Thuan, Ben Tre and Dong Naiprovinces said they want to receive Cuban doctors as they are in need ofhigh-quality human resources in the field.
ITPC Director Pham Thiet Hoa highlighted that Cuba has a well-developedhealthcare system with excellent doctors and modern equipment. The country isable to produce good vaccines and medicines to treat cancer and diabetes.
The centre will work to bring Cuban doctors to Vietnam in the coming time, he affirmed.-VNA
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At the workshop (Photo: VNA) 
