Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – has affirmed that the telemedicine
system, which is connected to all hospitals at the district level, will help save more patients’ lives, reduce the overload on upper-level
hospitals, and limit the transmission of virus.
Addressing a ceremony on August 8 to launch the Telehealth
Platform and debut the National Technology Centre for Prevention and
Control, PM Chinh said that the platform is one of the effective solutions in providing
timely diagnosis and treatment support.
As the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading regardless of
countries, religions, ages and genders, using the same technology platform
across the country will enhance the effectiveness of the fight against the pandemic,
Chinh stressed.
He asked the health and information and communication
sectors to continue researching and improving technologies for telemedicine, contributing to minimizing fatalities and driving back the pandemic to again achieve sustainable
development and prosperity.
The Government leader also took the occasion to hail efforts
by medical workers in the front line of the combat against the COVID-19
pandemic.
At the event, PM Chinh witnessed doctors of Ho Chi Minh City’s
Cho Ray Hospital consulted doctors of several other medical facilities in
the city and Long An and Binh Duong provinces via the on treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical conditions.
He also listened to opinions of doctors in localities
throughout the country such as Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc, Lam
Dong, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Nghe An, and Lang
Son on patient treatment./.
Source: VietnamPlus
