Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Kien Giang
(VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is building five
provincial-level hospitals, with a total investment capital of over 5.5
trillion VND (250 million USD).
The facilities consist of
a 1,200-bed general hospital, a 200-bed tuberculosis hospital, a 400-bed cancer
hospital, a 100-bed psychiatry hospital, and a 400-bed obstetrics and
paediatrics hospital.
According to the
provincial Department of Health, once operational the hospitals will markedly
help reduce the current overload from the current 24.4 beds per 10,000 people
to 26 beds by 2020.
Kien Giang is short of
600 doctors to meet the target of nine doctors for every 10,000 people in
2020.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
