The Ministry of Health inaugurated a centre for telehealth diagnosis and consultation services (Telehealth) at Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7 as part of activities in the framework of the remote medical examination and treatment project for the 2020-2025 period.
HCM City (VNA) – The Ministry of Healthinaugurated a centre for telehealth diagnosis and consultation services(Telehealth) at Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7 as part of activitiesin the framework of the remote medical examination and treatment project for the 2020-2025 period.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said since the project started in June last year, thereare 1,500 establishments nationwide connected central hospitals with provincialhospitals and communal health stations.
The project has proven its effectiveness, helping to remarkably reduce overloading at central-level hospitals andimproving the quality of hospitals at the grassroots levels.
Notably, during the two waves of COVID-19 infections in Da Nang city andHai Duong province, the online consultation helped health experts effectivelysupport the treatment of COVID-patients.
The Thong Nhat Hospital is one of 34 nucleus hospitals selected to give professionalassistance to hospitals at the grassrootslevels. In recent years, experts and doctors of the hospital have successfullyimplemented many modern medical techniques.
The Telehealth centre applies modern imagetransmission technology - one of the optimal solutions to not only store andsecure personal information of patients, but also enable doctors to consult andpropose treatment solutions right on the system.
As many 22 lower-level hospitals have registered to connect to the centre.
Right in the inauguration ceremony, doctors of the Thong Nhat Hospital providedconsultations on a number of complicated cases that are treated at Long KhanhRegional General Hospital, general hospitals of Vinh Long and Phu Yen provinces, and NguyenDinh Chieu General Hospital of Ben Tre province./.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony on April 18 to launch a remote medical examination and treatment platform and Bluezone application to help the community in COVID-19 prevention and control.
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The Ministry of Health has approved the list of 24 central and key hospitals eligible to join the national network for remote medical examination and treatment.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is implementing a remote medical examination and treatment project for 2020-2025, with the aim of sustainable development of the health sector.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
