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Healthcare sector asked to develop fair, quality, effective medical system

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 24 asked the healthcare sector to develop a fair, high quality, effective and internationally integrated medical system, with the growth of both State-owned and private medical systems and the modern and traditional medicine.
Healthcare sector asked to develop fair, quality, effective medical system ảnh 1An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 24 asked the healthcare sector to develop afair, high quality, effective and internationally integrated medical system,with the growth of both State-owned and private medical systems and the modernand traditional medicine.
Chairing a national conference tolaunch healthcare tasks for 2023, the government leader highlighted the significantrole of the medical sector, and lauded the achievements that the sectormade in 2022 in protecting public health. Last year, thesector successfully conducted the largest ever COVID-19 vaccination campaign andeffectively responded to other diseases, he highlighted.

In the year, thesector completed all the three socio-economic targets assigned by the National Assemblyand 13 out of the 16 specific medical goals, he noted, adding that thesector is facing many shortcomings while its mission is tougher with the emergeof many new diseases.

PM Chinh said he hopes the health sector will continue to promote its tradition,effectively implementing the Party and State’s policies and orientations,especially the Party Central Committee’s resolution on the protecting, caringand improving people’s health and population work in the new situation.

At the same time, itis necessary to pay greater attention in human resources development andcomplete policies and mechanisms to ensure its sustainable development, he stressed.

The PM also requestedthe sector to promptly review the 10-year implementation of Directive 06-CT-TWon reinforcing and completing the local medical system to lay the foundationfor the Party Central Committee’s directive in the field.

Healthcare sector asked to develop fair, quality, effective medical system ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the event (Photo: VNA)
Along with stepping up progress of programmes and projects to enhance its capacity and speed uppublic investment disbursement, the sector should concentrate onimplementing the national digital transformation programme and seeking solutionsto the shortage of medicine, medical equipment and bio-product.

He asked the sector tocoordinate with other ministries and sectors to propose policies to attracthigh-quality human resources and strengthen science and technology research andtransfer, and ensure the rational development of medical facilities at all levelsand among regions.

On the occasion of the68th Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955-2023), theGovernment leader extended greetings to all doctors, officials and staff of themedical sector across the country, and called on all sectors, organisationsand businesses to continue their support to the sector.

In 2022, despite huge difficulties and challenges, the heath sector recorded positive results inalmost all aspects, especially the COVID-19 prevention and control, contributing tothe country’s economic recovery and development and bringing people’s life andsocio-economic activities back normal.

This year, the sector will focus on continuing to develop the medical system in a fair, quality,effective and sustainable manner, efficiently controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and emergingdiseases, while strengthening the local medical system and the preventive medicinesystem, enhancing the treatment capacity of medical facilities at all levels.

The sector is aiming to solve the shortage in human resources, medicine, medical equipment and bio-products,while striving for 93.2% in health insurance coverage, 12 doctors out of every 10,000people, and 32 beds for every 10,000 people. The satisfaction rate for medicalservices is expected to exceed 80%./.
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