health sector

Financial renovation headlines targets for health sector

February 17, 2022 | 09:00

The Ministry of Health will continue to give a priority to the control of the pandemic this year, while also reforming financial mechanisms and increasing investment in grassroots health facilities. Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long talked to VIR’s Hoang Binh about the plans ahead to achieve these goals efficiently.

Leverage of funding models imperative for health sector

February 26, 2021 | 10:00

Private investment in Vietnam’s healthcare sector is expected to further flourish with the trend focusing on hospitals and social business healthcare. However, some barriers to the development of public-private partnerships in health remain that need to be solved soon to leverage potential capital flows.

Official urges stronger actions against alcohol harms

September 30, 2020 | 11:41

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen on September 28 urged authorities and people’s engagement in the prevention and control of alcohol harms as strong as the resolve to fight COVID-19.

PM orders more drastic actions to fight COVID-19 pandemic

April 05, 2020 | 09:20

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said though social lives have slowed down, those involved in COVID-19 prevention and control and administrations at all levels, especially the health sector, must speed up work and take more drastic actions to combat the pandemic.

Health sector capable of diagnosing, curing nCoV patients: official

February 04, 2020 | 11:49

The health sector of Vietnam is capable of diagnosing, treating and curing patients infected with the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son has said.