This is one of the three concrete steps the country has committed towards universal health coverage. Such objectives were presented at the 71st World Health Assembly at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 22 by Deputy Health Minister Le Quoc Cuong. The country also aims to expand health insurance coverage from 86.4 percent in 2017 to 88.5 percent at the end of 2018, according to the official. Vietnamese delegates at the 71st World Health Assembly Besides, Vietnam will mobilize resources through sin-taxes on tobacco and alcohol and increase public funds, especially health insurance fund, to cover primary care services, he said. Cuong called for further financial and technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other development partners to implement the commitments. He stressed that leaving no-one behind is a core principle of universal health coverage, adding that Vietnam has met 73 percent of public health needs, a relatively high … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes concrete steps towards universal health coverage
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Lao expands healthcare coverage
The grant, which funds the second subprogram of the Health Sector Governance Program, is in line with the government’s Health Sector Reform Strategy, which aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2025.The policy-based grant will help the Government of the Lao PDR expand healthcare coverage and improve health services in the country. (Source: ADB)“Lao PDR is embarking on a very exciting journey to reach universal health coverage, assuring people’s access to healthcare with affordable and more predictable costs. It is doing this through the introduction of national health insurance, which will cover the entire country by the end of 2018. ADB has been fortunate to be engaged before and during this exciting transition, and looks forward to tackling other health system challenges, including the provision of quality healthcare, with the Government of the Lao PDR,” said Azusa Sato, Health Specialist at ADB’s Southeast Asia Department.Lao PDR has made … [Read more...] about Lao expands healthcare coverage
URC Vietnam keen on expanding market coverage in Vietnam
In March Filipino firm Universal Robina Corp. brought a new and exciting look to C2 Cool and Clean. On this occasion, Laurent Levan, president and general director of URC Vietnam told VIR’s Phuong Thu about its ambitions in Vietnam as well as their plans in the year ahead. Laurent Levan, president and general director of URC Vietnam Universal Robina Corp. reported weak sales in 2016 and 2017 partly due to bad performance on the Vietnamese market. What will you do to start down the road to recovery? We believe that growth is best fuelled by innovation and is achieved through the continuous enhancement of our operations and internal capabilities. Just like with our brands C2 and Dynamite Big Bang, we are focused on offering unique new products to respond to changing consumer habits and aspirations. As we know, URC has just launched the new look for C2. What message does URC want to send with this new look to customers? The C2 bottles currently available on the … [Read more...] about URC Vietnam keen on expanding market coverage in Vietnam
VNA seeks ways to improve coverage of Party building work
At the workshop (Source: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – How to improve coverage of Party building work was the main theme of a workshop held by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Department of Information and Communications of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on April 12. VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh said journalists and press agencies should be aware that the coverage of Party building work should direct the flow of information and public opinion on new matters as well as issues of public concern such as the fight against corruption, wastefulness and other bad deeds. Besides, it is necessary to promote new, creative models and examples in Party building, Minh said. Delegates at the workshop underlined the need to develop a contingent of journalists who are enthusiastic about Party building and have firm political will, good ethics and professional knowledge. They also said coordination of the information and education sector, relevant ministries and agencies, … [Read more...] about VNA seeks ways to improve coverage of Party building work
Vietnam’s forest coverage ratio reaches over 41 percent: MARD
A large number of forest area in Dak Nong was destroyed (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has over 14.41 million hectares of forest, of which, standardized area is over 13.71 million hectares, with forest coverage ratio of 41.45 percent, according to latest statistics announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Accordingly, as of December 31, 2017, the country had 10,236,415 hectares of natural forest, and 4,178,966 hectares of planted forest. After the announcement of statistics on forest situation, the MARD has asked the Vietnam Administration of Forestry to build a database on national forest resources. The administration was also requested to manage and use the database on forest and forestry land at national scale and in each locality. The People’s Committee of centrally-run cities and provinces should assign People’s Committee of districts and communes to implement their responsibilities in forest protection and development … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s forest coverage ratio reaches over 41 percent: MARD