Hanoi to invest trillions of VND to upgrade medical establishments

Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (centre) at the meeting reviewing the two-year operation of the (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)

Hanoi,
 (VNA) – Hanoi will invest nearly 2 trillion VND (around 85.6
million USD) in 2019 and 2020 to upgrade medical establishments in the city,
thus improving medical care quality for residents, Chairman of the capital
city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said.

The
Hanoi mayor made the announcement at a meeting on December 18 to review the
two-year operation of the hi-tech digestive centre at the Saint Paul General
Hospital, which was built following European standards
and employs the latest technologies
available in Vietnam.

In
addition to its modern equipment, a group of leading professors in the
gastrointestinal field, led by Dr. Joel Leroy, a top laparoscopic surgeon,
offered expert advice and assistance with surgeries at the facility.

Since
its inauguration on November 27, 2016, the centre has conducted checkups for
more than 45,000 patients and performed more than 4,280 surgeries. The number
of patients visiting the centre in 2018 doubled that in 2017. 

The
centre also coordinated with commune clinics to conduct free-of-charge screening
for gastrointestinal cancer for people over 40 in Hanoi.

On
the occasion, was conferred
with the title of Honorary Professor of the Hanoi Medical University for his
contribution to the centre.-VNA