Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Lam
Dong (VNA) – The implementation of the second phase of a in the Central
Highlands provinces was reviewed at a conference held in Da Lat city on January
11.
Funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the project aims to support the
development of in the five provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon
Tum, Gia Lai and Lam Dong during 2014-2019, towards meeting the increasing demand for medical checkups
of regional residents, especially impoverished and ethnic people.
Addressing the event, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien underlined the
need to pay attention to improving the quality of human resources, medical
examination and treatment activities.
The project mainly focuses on enhancing communal-level heath care, fine-tuning
the quality and access to medical services at hospitals and the management
capacity in health care establishments at all levels in terms of basic
construction, , consultation, training, communication and project
management.
After more than 4 years of implementation, all activities such as purchasing
ambulances, medical and office equipment; consultation work; basic construction;
training human resources, and communication campaigns, have been implemented
synchronously at both central and local-level medical establishments.
During the period, Over 21.4 million USD were spent on building and upgrading 83 commune health centres, general
health clinics, and district hospitals, while long and short-term
training courses were organised for doctors and management staff at both district
and commune levels.
A
wide range of communication campaigns were also arranged to raise public awareness
of disease prevention, effective use of medical services, and medical insurance
benefits.
Participants to the event pointed out difficulties and obstacles in implementing
the software-based management of information related to patients, health
insurance, health records, and vaccination of people at all levels.
Participants proposed the Ministry of Health to provide synchronous management
software to better the management of health and examination and treatment activities,
and payment of health insurance at health stations.
The 76.6-million-USD project, which gets 70
million USD as loan from the ADB, seeks to develop health care system,
particularly in provinces with poor, ethnic minority and other disadvantaged
people.
In its first phase, 200 doctors were trained, 12
district health centres, four health education centres and two medical
vocational training schools were built. Meanwhile, new equipment was provided
for the local hospitals.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
