Illustrative image (Source: VNA)HCM
City (VNA) – The public-private
partnership () investment model is seen as an opportunity for hospitals to improve
the quality of their service, thus attracting more patients, experts said on
May 21.
Speaking at a conference on PPP investment for the health sector held in Ho Chi
Minh City by the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam, Vice Director of the municipal
Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong said the will help improve
capacity and professionalism for stronger development in .
Ramesh Govindaraj, a health expert from the WB, said
the PPP investment form is popular in the health sector and is expanding across
many countries worldwide, especially in infrastructure development and medical
equipment supply.
Vietnam has 73 PPP projects in the health sector, but only 15 of which have conducted
prefeasibility study reports.
Experts said the implementation of the PPP for the
health sector in Vietnam in general, and in HCM City in particular, is just at
the level of exploration and not yet a large surge.
They attributed the situation to the lack of clear goals and strategies in
implementing PPP projects and effective coordination among state agencies, as
well as arising problems related to medical workers, service prices, health
insurance, and medicine.
Nguyen Thanh Nguyen from HCM City Open University
pointed out several of the obstacles facing the PPP investment form in Vietnam,
saying that the State’s regulations related to the form are not clear, making
investors hesitant as they are unsure whether their investment is profitable or
not.
As such, it is necessary to develop pilot models and adjust legal regulations
in this field, he stressed. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
