A medical station in Ward 22 in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District.(Photo nld.com.vn)HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has decided to earmark around 138.5
billion VND (6.06 million USD) a year until 2025 to pay stipends to
, nurses and others working at as an
to attract personnel.
Around 300
newly graduated doctors will each get paid 60 million VND over 18 months. 100
new nurses and midwives will get 30 million VND over nine months.
The
programme began in February to help new medical personnel get hands-on
experience.
It will also
hire retired medical staff on 12-months contracts on salaries of up to 9
million VND a month.
Besides, all
310 ward- and commune-level medical stations will be provided with funds to
hire janitors and security guards to help improve their service.
The fourth
COVID-19 wave has taken a huge toll on medical staff, especially before people
were vaccinated and a cure was not readily available, according to the city’s
Department of Health.
Due to the
limited number of personnel at medical stations, they are often overworked and
have to fulfil a number of responsibilities simultaneously.
Many doctors
and at public hospitals and medical stations quit due to the huge stress
and workload and a lack of commensurate wages.
The first
three months of this year saw 400 of them quit.
Attracting
and keeping personnel at medical stations is imperative, the department
added./.
Source: VietnamPlus
