Participants at the innauguration ceremony (Source: VNA)HCM
City (VNA) – A was put into operation at
Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14 as part of activities to
mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.
The inauguration ceremony, which was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Truong
Hoa Binh, was jointly held by the Cho Ray Hospital and Japan’s International
University of Health and Welfare.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Truong Son, Director of the Cho Ray Hospital said
the centre will provide high-quality health check-ups, meeting the demand of local
residents.
Results collected by the centre can help detect implicit diseases and health
risks, which will serve in-depth health examinations and monitoring, and
prevention of diseases and health improvement; and contribute to reducing
overload in the .
With a team of doctors and medical staff trained in Japan and a modern medical
equipment system, the centre is aiming to become one of the international
standard medical establishments to serve locals, those from other southern
localities and foreigners, including the Japanese community living in Vietnam.
The centre will provide the highest standard-health diagnostic services in the world
like those provided in Japan under the model of “Ningen Dock”, which targets
prevention instead of treatment.
One of the advantages of the centre is that it offers the dual and remote diagnosis
with the support from Japanese experts.
Japanese
Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio highlighted the significance of the project,
saying that the project’s investment certificate was handed over at the APEC
Summit in Da Nang in 2017.
He expressed his hope that the centre will contribute to improving the health
of ese people, especially in raising the life expectancy.
While showing his gratitude for the Japanese side’s support for the health
sector in recent years, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien highly
valued ’s coordination to help Vietnam develop its health sector.
He affirmed that the screening and detection of dangerous and chronic diseases are very necessary in the current situation in
Vietnam, hoping that Japan will continue to assist Vietnam in opening more similar
centres in the time to come.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
