What does sustainable healthcare entail, and what benefits does it bring to hospitals and medical institutions in Vietnam and around the world?The concept of sustainable healthcare was the brainchild of our recently-appointed CEO John Flannery. He came up with the concept after spending time with the GE Healthcare team in India. The experience helped him realise the challenges facing both governments and the private sector. Sustainable healthcare revolves around being able to promptly diagnose patients, provide compatible technology, and genuinely make a difference with an affordable cost structure and clinical pathway.In the case of Vietnam’s current healthcare landscape, we noticed similar constraints affecting the healthcare system that went beyond technology. Issues like locating capital resources, education and technical skills required us to offer customised solutions for developing economies.This is how we define SHS (sustainable healthcare solutions), focusing on all the … [Read more...] about GE Healthcare on a mission to innovate Vietnam’s healthcare
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GE to promote science and technology application in nation’s healthcare
Photo: Ngoc TramUnder the witness of US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink, in terms of technology, GE Healthcare is committed to continuously providing innovative medical equipment for imaging, nuclear medicine, ultrasound system and anesthesia solutions to help Vinmec promote and optimize healthcare outcomes. Vinmec currently owns and operates seven hospitals in Vietnam and expects to increase its presence to 10 hospitals by 2020, including opening the Vinmec University of Health Sciences (VUHS). The capacity building programs between the two sides will focus on cardiology and oncology, creating a solid foundation for Vinmec to lead in its key areas, nurturing a new generation of clinicians at VUHS, thus helping it to become the standard for nation's medical education. Leveraging the insights of global experts from centers like Dubai and the USA in hospital design and planning, GE Healthcare will offer Vinmec innovative and customized solutions for layout design and facility … [Read more...] about GE to promote science and technology application in nation’s healthcare
GE Healthcare provides biomedical engineering training for 56 hospitals
GE Healthcare provides biomedical engineering training for 56 hospitalsHung Le GE Healthcare, in partnership with the Department of Medical Equipment and Construction at the Ministry of Health and local dealers VietMedical and T.D. Medical, have conducted a five-day BME (biomedical engineering) training course for biomedical engineers from 56 hospitals in southern provinces. GE Healthcare and its partners expanded their efforts to train healthcare providers in the nation’s south, following a similar BME training in the north last year. This training course was attending 56 biomedical engineers from 56 hospitals across 26 southern provinces. This five-day course brought together leading industry experts from the Singapore Biomedical Engineers Association (BES), Ngee Ann Polytechnic Institute of Singapore and the Department of Medical Equipment and Construction. During the training session, biomedical engineers were updated on knowledge of safety management and operation of … [Read more...] about GE Healthcare provides biomedical engineering training for 56 hospitals
Mothers, children get good healthcare
The 26-year-old ethnic Thái woman has given birth to two healthy daughters with minimum fuss, which in itself might not be something extraordinary, but considering that she and her husband are, in her own words, "floating on rivers all day to earn our living," she has reason to be thankful.It is thanks to the careful support and supervision of local medical workers during her pregnancy and delivery that Tân was able to safely deliver her two children.The native of the central province of Thanh Hóa used to be worried about many women in her community and hometown give birth at home, exposing themselves to a lot of risk.After their marriage, Tân and her husband moved to Vạn Yên Commune, Vân Đồn District in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.They fish in rivers for a living and earn about VNĐ2-4 million (US$90-180) per month. Despite this, she was able to receive good, regular care, courtesy the Vạn Yên Commune Medical … [Read more...] about Mothers, children get good healthcare
JICA project improves maternal, child healthcare for ethnic people
Lao Cai (VNA) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) will provide maternaland child health handbooks for the northern provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau, YenBai, Son La, Ha Giang and Dien Bien under a project backed by the JapanInternational Cooperation Agency (JICA).Deputy Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department under the MoH TranDang Khoa made the announcement at a seminar held in Lao Cai city, in thenorthern bordering province of Lao Cai, on November 30 to improve maternal andchild healthcare for ethnic minorities in those localities.Thehandbook is a health record that enables both mothers and their children toreceive care from early pregnancy to infancy, Khoa stressed, adding that it includesinformation and data concerning mother’s progress during pregnancy, state ofdelivery and post-delivery, and health check-up records for her child until he/sheis six years old.Using the handbook, medical staff can provide effective treatments which reducemortality and morbidity for … [Read more...] about JICA project improves maternal, child healthcare for ethnic people