President Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended the health care sector for its achievements over the past years and urged the Government and the health sector to take measures to quickly address the current crisis in the sector as many medical workers are leaving their jobs, and hospitals suffer from a shortage of medicine and medical supplies.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third from right) presents first-class Labour Order to Vinapharm (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended the health care sector for its achievements over the past years and urged the Governmentand the health sector to take measures to quickly address the current crisis in the sector as many medical workers are leaving their jobs, and hospitals suffer from a shortage of medicine and medicalsupplies.
The State leader attended aceremony on June 28 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of VietnamPharmaceutical Corporation (Vinapharm), where he presented the first-class Labour Order to the corporation.
He stressed that the difficulties that the health sector is facing are onlytemporary, adding that the Party and State are paying attention to andready to work with the sector to solve the existing challenges and obstacles.
He urged the Ministry of Health to work out amendments to the Law on Bidding, the Law onHealth Insurance and relevant legal documents, and submit them to theGovernment for consideration and approval so as to create favourable conditionsfor medical establishments to quickly secure sufficient drugs toserve patients.
The State leader also asked the health sector and Vinapharmto perfect mechanisms and policies, especially those related to finance, to improve the quality and efficiency ofmedical services; address the overloading at hospitals; expand the coverage ofuniversal health insurance and health insurance payments; and better control medical costs.
꧑ He required Vinapharm to play the leading role in investing in and transferring drug production technology to improve the quality of Vietnamese-made medicines./.
National Assembly (NA) deputies will discuss in the hall the draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) on June 13 during the 15th NA’s ongoing third session.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded the shortages of drugs and medical supplies and the resignation among health workers be promptly settled while chairing a meeting of the Government’s permanent members in Hanoi on June 23.
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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.
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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.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third from right) presents first-class Labour Order to Vinapharm (Photo: VNA) 
