The forum at the (NIC) in Hanoi on October 29 (Photo: NIC)Hanoi (VNA) – A forum was held at the National
Innovation Centre (NIC) in Hanoi on October 29 with a focus on the application
of medical technology to health care.
The event, part of the NIC opening ceremony and the Vietnam
International Innovation Expo 2023 from October 28 to November 1, aims to
provide a panoramic view of the health sector’s important aspects and introduce
and connect potential partners in and digital transformation
from hospitals, centres, research institutes, and medical universities in the
region and the world.
In his remarks, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy
Dong said that is one of the priority sectors in the national digital
transformation programme until 2025, with orientations towards 2030.
The digital transformation programme for the health sector covers four pillars,
namely disease prevention and health care, medical examination and treatment,
health administration, and organisation of online international specialised conferences.
Dong said the COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a giant leap in
digital transformation in the health sector. Technological applications have
been deployed quickly to access people nationwide such as the health
declaration apps of NCOVI and PC COVID, the contact tracing app of Bluezone,
and telemedicine.
The pandemic has partly reflected the importance of innovation in
the health sector to public health care and socio-economic recovery and
development, the official noted.
Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said innovation in the
health sector means the development and application of technological ideas and
new processes and solutions to improve the quality and promote scientific
advances in medicine. Innovation will resolve challenges and growing demand for
health care, and it will take place in all steps from primary health care, disease
prevention, examination and treatment to the production of pharmaceuticals,
vaccines, biologicals, and medical equipment.
Innovation in health care requires the coordination among medical experts,
technologists, policy makers, and investors to make positive changes amid the Fourth
Industrial Revolution that is taking place strongly, he went on.
Thuan voiced his hope that the forum would help connect domestic
organisations and units with international technology developers and investors
to boost the development of Vietnam’s health sector in the time ahead./.
Source: VietnamPlus
