Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen (R) and US Ambassador to Vietnam (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City
welcomes US enterprises’ interest in the city’s medical sector and looks for
specific bilateral cooperation, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s
Committee .
Tuyen made the remark while receiving a delegation
of US medical businesses, led by US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink,
on June 15.
He informed his guests on achievements
secured by the city in public health and medical care.
The official said the local health sector
needs support from foreign partners, including those from the US, to complete
its missions, particularly in improving the quality of medical check-up and
treatment, preventing diseases, and developing healthcare network.
Tuyen said the city wants to discuss
cooperation in the form of public private partnership (PPP) with US businesses
in medical infrastructure, and science and technological application in medical
treatment.
He noted that challenges to the city, such
as improving the quality of grassroots health facilities, overcrowded
hospitals, and application of medical technologies, present opportunities for
cooperation between the sides.
For his part, Kritenbrink said US medical
firms and Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular share the
common goals of improving quality of medical care for the public, implementing HIV/AIDS
control programmes, developing grassroots health facilities, and tackling
health issues at international level.
He said the US appreciates Vietnam’s
approach to health matters and US medical companies want to step up cooperation
with Vietnam and HCM City in experience exchange of health service and
technology development.
The diplomat said the US firms accompanying
him are leading suppliers of medical services, medicine and medical equipment in
the US.
They are interested in PPP projects in the
city and are willing to work with local authorities in bettering public health
care amid increasing population and income, Kritenbrink added.
Both sides agreed to promote connectivity
and coordination in order to quickly turn opportunities into specific projects
in medical infrastructure development, high-quality medicine and services
supply, high-tech application in medical treatment, and digitisation of
healthcare information.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
