The grant, which funds the second subprogram of the Health Sector Governance Program, is in line with the government’s Health Sector Reform Strategy, which aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2025.The policy-based grant will help the Government of the Lao PDR expand healthcare coverage and improve health services in the country. (Source: ADB)“Lao PDR is embarking on a very exciting journey to reach universal health coverage, assuring people’s access to healthcare with affordable and more predictable costs. It is doing this through the introduction of national health insurance, which will cover the entire country by the end of 2018. ADB has been fortunate to be engaged before and during this exciting transition, and looks forward to tackling other health system challenges, including the provision of quality healthcare, with the Government of the Lao PDR,” said Azusa Sato, Health Specialist at ADB’s Southeast Asia Department.Lao PDR has made … [Read more...] about Lao expands healthcare coverage
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Healthcare service prices to be adjusted
The adjustment would be carried out in two periods, the minister said at a meeting among several ministries and agencies and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in early April. Eye examination at the Ophthalmology Hospital of central Thua Thien - Hue Province. (Photo for illustration) She said the ministry would make amendments to a circular on payment of healthcare services by May this year and review medical services to determine which prices need to be adjusted. In the second period, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Vietnam Social Security would study the experiences of other countries to re-organise medical services and set new prices for some 2,000-3,000 services. According to the minister, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Vietnam Social Security are reviewing healthcare check-up frequency and frequency of use of scanning and health examination services to make adjustments to the prices. The new prices of medical services will increase by 5 to … [Read more...] about Healthcare service prices to be adjusted
Healthcare service prices to be adjusted: Health Ministry
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Beginning on July 1, the Health Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security will adjust the unreasonable prices of some healthcare services to better manage health insurance funds, said Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến. The adjustment would be carried out in two periods, Tiến said at a meeting between the Health Ministry and Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ on Monday. The ministry would make amendments to a circular on payment of healthcare services by May this year and review medical services to determine which prices are inappropriate. In the second period, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security would study the experiences of other countries to re-organise medical services and set new prices for some 2,000-3,000 services. The Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security were reviewing healthcare check-up frequency and frequency … [Read more...] about Healthcare service prices to be adjusted: Health Ministry
Health Ministry launches smart healthcare system
Thu Duc hospital in Ho Chi Minh City uses IT in patient registration (Source: Thu Duc Hospital) Each locality in the country is expected to develop a smart healthcare system based on their own conditions, according to the ministry. The ministry has issued a set of criteria for IT applications toward smart health, according to Tran Quy Tuong, head of Electronic Health Administration of Vietnam. Under the criteria, a hospital will be considered “smart” if it uses artificial intelligence and has software to manage information, tests, storage and image transmission, electronic health records and kiosks for patients to search for information. HCM City’s City Department of Health has instructed hospitals to draw up a road map that will include human resources and capital expenditures for their facilities. They have been also required to develop and contribute to a shared database for the city’s health sector. The department plans to develop comprehensive … [Read more...] about Health Ministry launches smart healthcare system
MoH smart healthcare system uses AI, Big Data
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A smart healthcare system that exploits Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) has been set up by the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of health examinations and medical treatment. Each locality in the country is expected to develop a smart healthcare system based on their own conditions, according to the ministry. The ministry has issued a set of criteria for IT applications toward smart health, according to Trần Quý Tường, head of Electronic Health Administration of Việt Nam. Under the criteria, a hospital will be considered “smart” if it uses artificial intelligence and has software to manage information, tests, storage and image transmission, electronic health records and kiosks for patients to search for information. HCM City’s City Department of Health has instructed hospitals to draw up a road map that will include human resources and capital expenditures for their facilities. … [Read more...] about MoH smart healthcare system uses AI, Big Data
Hoa Lam & Operation Smile in healthcare partnership
Hoa Lam & Operation Smile in healthcare partnership The Hoa Lam Corporation, the operator of City International Hospital (CIH), held a meeting recently with Operation Smile, the US non-profit medical service organization, to connect and exchange opportunities for bilateral cooperation and then proceed to implement specialized health facilities serving Vietnamese people and the community. Dr. William P. Magee, Co-founder and CEO of Operation Smile, led the delegation visiting CIH, the "core" of the Hoa Lam-Shangri-La International Hi-Tech Healthcare Park in Ho Chi Minh City. “We are very excited and ready to cooperate with Operation Smile in order to bring about benefits to the community, especially children with harelips and cleft palates, as well as to contribute to the development of the country’s increasingly modern and effective healthcare sector,” said Ms. Tran Thi Lam, Chairman of the Hoa Lam Group. This was also her target when setting up the … [Read more...] about Hoa Lam & Operation Smile in healthcare partnership
Grassroots healthcare plays key role: Ministry
However, the ministry said healthcare at the grassroots level have shown weaknesses, requiring changes to better serve people. There are 11,162 clinics at commune, ward and town levels nationwide. The Health Ministry said that the number of medical services at commune-level clinics has met only 52.2 percent of health check-up and treatment demand. There is a shortage of basic medicines and drugs covered by health insurance at this level. The quality of medical equipment, infrastructure and medical workers is not ensured. Patients have lost trust in medical quality at the grassroots level due to a series of medical calamities and moved to clinics or hospitals of higher level. This fact has led to overcrowd at district-level or central level healthcare facilities. At the clinic of Yang Reh commune, Krong Bong district, Dak Lak province. Photo: baodaklak.vn Tuan said that the country is facing double disease burden (from communicable and non-communicable … [Read more...] about Grassroots healthcare plays key role: Ministry
Health sector facilitates universal healthcare coverage in 2018: minister
During a national teleconference on the healthcare tasks for 2018 this morning, Minister Tien affirmed that 2017 saw the health sector spare no efforts to effectively implement its tasks under the 'patient-centred' goal, which resulted in positive results. Last year, the proportion of health insurance coverage increased to 86.4%; drug prices were reduced by nearly 17% with the organisation of bidding for pharmaceutical products procurement; and Vietnam successfully produced a measles-rubella vaccine. Comprehensive solutions helped the sector to surpass the two goals assigned to it by the National Assembly (NA) in 2017, making the number of beds per 10,000 people reach 25.7% (the NA’s set target was at 25.5%) and health insurance coverage reach 86.4% (the set target was at 82.2%). Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien speaks at the conference. (Credit: NDO) Minister Tien revealed that this year, her ministry aims to exceed 11 more targets than 2017. In particular, the NA and … [Read more...] about Health sector facilitates universal healthcare coverage in 2018: minister
WHO to provide US$21 million for Vietnam’s healthcare development
The Hanoitimes - The program is aimed to support Vietnamese government in improving priorities in the healthcare system, at the same time to achieve national health goals. The Prime Minister has approved the cooperation program with the World Health Organization (WHO) in fiscal year 2018 – 2019, which is financed by the WHO. Illustration photo. The long-term target of the program is to support the government dealing with priority issues of the healthcare system, while simultaneously implementing national health targets in period 2016 – 2020, with vision to 2030 and strategy to develop and expand healthcare network in period 2016 – 2025. Targets of the program is to enhance institutional and human capabilities, health financing and health products, as well as to provide health services at an affordable price for households, increasing the rate of doctor available at medical stations. At the same time, it is vital to improve … [Read more...] about WHO to provide US$21 million for Vietnam’s healthcare development
Vietnam`s healthcare: one year look back
Updated at Friday, 05 Jan 2018, 16:49 The Hanoitimes - The Ministry of Health has announced the top ten events of Vietnam’s medical sector in 2017 as follows Vietnam's healthcare in 2017. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW The resolution on enhancing the protection, care and improvement of public health and Resolution No. 21-NQ/TW on population work. Wages of health workers included in costs of medical services Wages for health workers were included in the costs of the medical services at public hospitals for the first time, contributing to improving the quality of health examination and treatment and increasing the coverage of health insurance to nearly 86 percent. In particular, the pricing scheme creates conditions for hospitals to improve the quality of health services and to better serve insurance card holders while encouraging grassroots hospitals to develop medical techniques to reduce overloading at central … [Read more...] about Vietnam`s healthcare: one year look back