Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The (ADB) has approved an 80-million-USD to
help Vietnam increase the number of , the ADB announced on
December 13.
The funding will
be used to build and equip new campuses of the Hanoi Medical University and the
University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing annual
undergraduate enrollment capacity by 2,200 and producing 1,863 additional
health professional graduates from 2032.
The Second Health Human Resources
Development Project will further improve the quality of health professional
training at each university.
A 3-million-USD grant from the Japan
Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed by the Government of Japan and to be
administered by ADB, will support updating of training programmes to ensure
graduates are better skilled to address community health needs, particularly in
disadvantaged settings.
The quality of medical staff in
remote health facilities will also be enhanced through the delivery of
continuing medical education programmes using innovative distance learning
technologies.
“The project will help Vietnam
achieve its universal health coverage targets by upgrading infrastructure and
boosting enrollment at two leading health education institutions,” said
Senior Health Specialist Gerard Servais.
The project’s focus on disadvantaged
communities will help the country address the health care needs of those living
in poor and remote areas, he added.
Vietnam faces a shortage of skilled
health professionals, including an estimated 43,250 doctors, 249,416 nurses,
and 22,199 pharmacists by 2030.
The project seeks to address major
obstacles – limited physical space and outdated programs at Vietnam’s health
education and professional training institutions which restrict the increase in
student enrollment and subsequently the number of qualified graduates. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
