Hellmann’s health kick

The German firm has realised the vast potential of Vietnam’s health sector

In the meeting with the Ministry of Health (MoH) last week, Hellmann affiliate Tima International Achim president Georg Deja said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, head of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Steering Committee, had given the greenlight to the firm to conduct a pre-feasibility study for the hospital logistics project.

“A survey would be executed during three months in five hospitals in Vietnam including the Hanoi-based Vietnam-Germany Hospital,” said Deja, adding Hellmann and the MoH would set up a working group to implement the pre-feasibility study for the project. A PPP company could be established between the two sides, which would cover the costs of the survey. 

“The healthcare sector is growing rapidly in Vietnam so we would like to cooperate with Vietnam in this field. During the past 16 months, we have flown to Vietnam many times to negotiate this project,” said Deja.

MOH Deputy Mnister Pham Le Tuan said: “Healthcare is a potential sector for PPP projects so the MoH supports the project and will cooperate closely with Hellmann in this plan.”  

Tuan, however, said the PPP model was still new in the country, so legal normative documents are not yet adequate.

Hospital logistics have just been developing in Europe for some 10 years.

In a previous meeting with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Deja, expressed the company’s long term ambitions in Vietnam and his belief that the country could become a logistical South East Asian hub within the next two decades.

Established in Vietnam in 1993, Hellmann is particularly positioned within specific industry verticals such as fashion, oil and gas, perishables and cruise ship logistic.