Health sector to focus on enhancing service quality: Official
In the rest of the year, the Ministry of Health will focus on rolling out harmonious measures to enhance the quality of healthcare services and ensure effective operation of the medical examination and treatment system, according to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
Hanoi (VNA) – In the rest of the year, theMinistry of Health will focus on rolling out harmonious measures to enhancethe quality of healthcare services and ensure effective operation of the medicalexamination and treatment system, according to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
Addressing a conference in Hanoi on July 31, the officialsaid that in the first six months of this year, the healthcare sectorconcentrated on building and giving advice on the promulgation of legaldocuments and a proposal to remove difficulties facing the sector after the COVID-19 pandemic.
She hailed efforts of all hospitals in purchasing medicines and medicalequipment to meet patients’ demands.
The official noted that so far, Vietnam has received 258,000doses of five-in-one vaccines for the expanded immunisation programme with thesupport of businesses, WHO and UNICEF.
However, she asked leaders of relevant agencies to continue to coordinate withministries and authorised agencies to promptly order vaccines for theprogramme.
In the rest of the year, the ministry will focus on granting licence andexpanding the circulation licences for medicines and medical equipment, whileclosely controlling the import of medicine and medical equipment and theirprices, ensuring stable prices of the products and medicine supply.
At the same time, it will build a roadmap for adjusting health insurancepremiums in line with the roadmap for adjusting medical service prices, whilespeeding up administrative reform and digital transformation.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen said that in the first six months ofthis year, the sector managed to maintain the achievements in the COVID-19 fightand controlling other diseases, along with ensuring support policies for healthworkers.
It also exerted efforts to speed up the disbursement of public investmentcapital, while completing 56 tasks assigned by the Government and the PM.
In the time to come, the sector will continue to build on the achievements in the pandemic fight and preventionand control of other diseases, heading to the announcement of the end of the COVID-19 in Vietnam.
At the same time, more efforts will also be exerted to removeobstacle and ensure the supply of vaccines for the expanded programme on immunisation,and to build scenarios to respond to all epidemic situation.
The official added that the ministry will take action to ease the overload for hospitals by expanding the network of satellite hospitals, strengtheningscience and technology application in local hospitals, popularising onlinemedical examination activities and fostering connections among hospitals acrossthe countries, including those in remote and island areas./.
Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 23 met with doctors and officials of the health sector on the occasion of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - 2023).
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).
Doctors at Viet Duc University Hospital have successfully performed the 100th multi-organ transplant from a brain-dead donor, marking a new step forward for the hospital and Vietnam’s health sector, said hospital director Prof. Tran Binh Giang on March 23.
Vietnam now boasts a nationwide healthcare network with 1,665 hospitals, 384 of which are non-public, supported by local commune- and ward-level stations. At the end of 2024, hospital bed capacity reached 34 per 10,000 people, slightly above the global average.
The 56-year-old patient from Quang Tri province was discharged in stable condition as he no longer experienced shortness of breath and was able to walk, move around, and eat normally.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Vu Trung, Director of the Pasteur Institute, said that under the MoU, the two sides committed to promoting diverse and practical collaborative activities, including joint conferences and workshops, exchanges of scholars, researchers and students, sharing academic materials, and the development of specific programmes and projects in scientific research, training, and epidemic prevention.
TytoCare, a leading Israeli telemedicine company based in Netanya, is willing to work with Vietnamese regulators, insurers, and healthcare providers to develop a sustainable digital health ecosystem.
The partnership is under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding on the development and implementation of the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control, signed in Hanoi on July 22.
An estimated 7 million Vietnamese are currently living with diabetes, but about 50% remain undiagnosed, a dangerous gap that is fuelling serious, preventable complications and increasing the burden on the healthcare system.
In 2024, Vietnam achieved 99% coverage for the first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, up from 80% in 2023. Immunisation coverage in the country has not only rebounded to the high levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic but has now surpassed the rates recorded in 2019.
Health authorities in HCM City have issued an urgent alert after six people died from dengue fever, amid a spike in infections driven by the onset of the rainy season.
During the peak months of July and August 2025, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) needs at least 90,000 units of blood to supply 180 hospitals in the northern region. However, despite continuous efforts, the reserve blood is still short of 30,000 units.
The Hanoi ceremony highlighted efforts to ensure all citizens, especially women and youth, can access accurate information and healthcare services to make informed reproductive choices.
After such a long time, the law has revealed many limitations, prompting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to gather opinions to amend the law to give more chances to thousands of patients every year.
Currently, cardiovascular specialists from the 108 Military Central Hospital are working alongside a team of Prof.Dr. Jan D. Schmitto, Deputy Director of MHH’s Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery on clinical trials for MCS devices, implanted in heart failure patients either as a bridge to transplantation or as permanent treatment.
The centre not only serves residents living on the island, but also receives tens of thousands of visitors every year, according to Assoc Prof Dr Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the HCM CIty Department of Health.
Not only does Vietnam attract international tourists with its landscapes, culture, and cuisine, but it is also gradually becoming a reliable destination for medical treatment, offering high-quality services at reasonable costs.
Over the past six months, 150 communal health stations in provinces including Ha Giang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Tay Ninh, Hau Giang, Ben Tre and Ca Mau have been equipped with information technology systems. In addition, 117 key provincial healthcare workers have received training, with thousands more expected to follow.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Ministry of Health swiftly launched a telemedicine programme, connecting more than 1,000 medical establishments nationwide. The model, which remains in operation, has benefited tens of thousands of patients, including foreign nationals.
After more than three weeks of intensive treatment, the patient's pneumonia improved, breathing stabilised, sedation was reduced, and the breathing tube was removed. He is now conscious, able to eat orally, and in recovery.
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