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Da Nang (VNA) – The central city of Da Nang aims to increase its
to by 2020, according to the local Social
Insurance Agency.
By June 2017, had about 993,444 people, 96.5 percent of its
population, in the , said the agency.
This outcome was attributed to efforts from the city’s political system
at all levels, said Le Anh Nhan, Deputy Director of the agency.
The municipal Party Committee and administration worked with the local
Health Department to launch programmes and measures to expand the number of participants,
he added.
Communications were implemented under various forms, targeting groups
with low health insurance coverage rate such as students, workers in private sectors
and households, aiming to popularise the rights of health insurance card
holders, the director noted.
The healthcare system in Da Nang has developed due to local healthcare
facilities investing in infrastructure and modern technologies.
They have also applied science initiatives to provide effective
treatment to patients while the health insurance policy has been expanded with
more benefits to participants.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
