Deputy Ambassador of Denmark Louise Holmsgaard (L) and VSS Deputy General Director Dao Viet Anh sign the MoU on August 21 (Photo: baohiemxahoi.gov.vn)Hanoi (VNA) –
The (VSS) and the Danish Embassy on August 21 signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help the VSS improve its health insurance
verification staff’s capacity in 2018 and 2019.
Under the document, the Danish Embassy will
organise training courses in Vietnam and fund short-term courses in Denmark for
VSS staff. It will help the VSS take part in international seminars and expand
cooperation in various fields.
Deputy Ambassador of Denmark in Vietnam Louise
Holmsgaard said health care is one of the top priorities in the two countries’
development cooperation. She lauded the VSS’s achievements in patient information
management and , adding that health insurance is
crucial to promoting primary health care.
The MoU will be an important stride to help
improve the capacity of the VSS’s health insurance verification specialists, enhancing
the management of the health insurance fund, she noted.
VSS Deputy General Director Dao Viet Anh said
health insurance has covered about 84.5 million people or more than 87 percent
of Vietnam’s population, and this coverage is almost 100 percent among students.
However, there remain challenges such as low
insurance premiums and high medical service prices. Therefore, he hoped that
the cooperation with the Danish Embassy will help the VSS learn other
countries’ experience in the insurance fund management and insurance
verification, address difficulties, develop health insurance sustainably and
expand partnerships to other areas.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
