Healthcare market attracts foreign investors

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The healthcare market
is drawing investors from home and abroad thanks to and sustained
growth.

, Founder & CEO of Jio Health,
described Vietnam as a fertile land with an annual average spending increase of
10 percent on healthcare services.

Moreover, Vietnam has one of the fastest growing
middle-income class countries, where people give priority to healthcare and
education services.

Meanwhile, director general of Nielsen Vietnam
Louise Hawley said a survey conducted by the company showed that health is a
major concern among Vietnamese people, besides a stable job.

In recent times, domestic and foreign businesses
have invested in the healthcare sector through direct investment or mergers and
acquisitions, she added.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said
the ministry is willing to work with firms that are interested in
public-private-partnership (PPP) investment./.