Work starts on modern cancer hospital in Can Tho

The construction of the begins on October 11 (Photo: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – Work started on the construction of a 500-bed
in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 11.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan
Dung and Szilveszter Bus, Deputy State Secretary of Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade.

The Can Tho oncology hospital will
include four buildings with a total floor area of 44,575 square metres on
Nguyen Van Cu street, An Binh ward, Ninh Kieu district. The project has a total
investment of 1,727 billion VND (70.5 EUR), of which 56.9 million EUR comes
from the Hungarian government’s official development assistance.

Addressing the event, the Hungarian Deputy State Secretary said Hungary is willing to provide training
and transfer technology in the field for staff of the hospital, he pledged.

Vo Thanh Thong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, highlighted the
Government’s effort in improving the people’s health care and protection.-VNA