Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City’s District 3 use robots to assist in surgeries (Photo courtesy of the hospital) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has sped up the process of building a database and adopting IT as instructed by the municipal Party Committee. They were required as part of the smart city project, work on which began more than 18 months ago. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, at a meeting held to review the project progress in June, had instructed departments including health to publish what they would need and do in the third quarter so that companies in relevant fields such as IT could take part in bids for the work. Assoc Prof Dr Tang Chi Thuong, the department’s deputy head, said: “We need to do many things to usher in smart health.” Smart health, which the department is developing, aims to serve the public better and make the use of healthcare services and … [Read more...] about HCM City speeds up work on smart health to become smart city
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HCM City to improve quality of general health clinics
The An Nhiên General Health Clinic in Tân Bình District. — Photo medinet.hochiminhcity.gov.vn Gia Lộc HCM CITY— An Phúc General Health Clinic in HCM City’s District 10 saw an increase in the number of patients from 29,192 in January last year to 33,817 by the end of the year, thanks to improvements made under the Department of Health’s set of criteria. The clinic is using IT in the supervision of its doctors following the department’s treatment protocols, and its health staff have been trained in basic knowledge of control of hospital-acquired infections. Assessment and supervision of staff also comply with regulations and technical procedures on the control of hospital-acquired infections. Patients can also input their satisfaction level on a computer after they are examined and treated. The An Nhiên General Health Clinic in Tân Bình District, which offers physical rehabilitation based on traditional medicine, is … [Read more...] about HCM City to improve quality of general health clinics
Family doctor a reliable address for all people
Pregnancy check up at a family doctor clinic model in District 2, Hồ Chí Minh City. Photo sggp.org. vn Professor Nguyễn Thanh Hiệp, named one of the country’s top physicians in 2018 by the Vietnamese Young Doctors’ Association, talks to Sức Khỏe & Đời sống (Health & Life) newspaper on the need to develop the family doctor model Many Vietnamese people see the family doctor model as for rich people. How do you respond to that? I have studied family physicians since 2005. But in the last few years, a pilot project named ‘Family Doctor’ was launched by the Ministry of Health to share the burden of overloaded patients in many public hospitals in the country. In such a situation, many Vietnamese policymakers support developing grassroots healthcare clinics. Such clinics aim to give primary healthcare for people living in certain areas. However, in reality, many people think the function of these … [Read more...] about Family doctor a reliable address for all people
$ 72,928 family doctor clinic opened in HCMC
The health authority invests VND1.7 billion ($72,928) in the new medical clinic to upgrade facilities and send doctors and nurse from big hospitals to help its operation. Specifically, two doctors of Binh Thanh General Infirmary will provide examination. Another 30 leaders of wards of the Binh Thanh General Infirmary, Gia Dinh People’s Hospital and Children Hospital No.2 will take part in online examination or consultation for difficult cases. It is scheduled that after the model of the clinic in Binh Thanh District, the model will be expanded in the remaining crowded districts each. According to director of the Department of Health, establishment of family doctor clinic will help achieve breakthrough in improving grass-root clinics’ capability. In addition to revamping facilities and providing more medicines for examination and treatment, it is urgent to send more medical workers to the clinics. Accordingly, the health sector asked all infirmaries to supply medical … [Read more...] about $ 72,928 family doctor clinic opened in HCMC
Vietnam strives to expand family doctor model by 2020
The conference was the second international family medicine workshop held by Wallonie – Bruxelles in Vietnam, the Vietnam Family Doctor Association and Pham Ngoc Thach Medicine University in Ho Chi Minh City. Speaking at the conference, Associate Professor Luong Ngoc Khue said that the family doctor project was set up in 1999. Till now, the country has eight education institutions which provide family practitioner training Vietnam tries to implement the family doctor project in at least 80 percent cities and provinces by 2020, said Dr. Khue. Many family doctors are given practicing licenses; however, just half of them have practiced their skills while in some places, untrained doctors are working in family doctor clinics. Additionally, family doctor networks have not liaised with hospitals in exchanging patients’ illness record and insured patients are facing difficulties in paying when using family doctors. Worse, people have little knowledge of family physicians who … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to expand family doctor model by 2020