Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need for moreinvestment in grassroots healthcare services, especially indisadvantaged localities.
Deputy PM Phuc made thisappeal during a ceremony in Cao Ky commune, Cho Moi district inBac Kan province on November 5 to officially launch the constructionof a medical station, the first of 70 health clinics for disadvantagedcommunes in the northwestern region.
Thewell-equipped facility will cost over 5 billion VND (238,000 USD), with3.5 billion VND provided by the EU as non-refundable aid.
TheDeputy PM reminded the health sector to send more doctors to remoteareas and provide incentives for medical staff who choose to work there.
The Ministry of Health should seek investments inhealthcare improvements at the grassroots level and closely supervisethe construction of clinics to avoid wastefulness, he said.
To improve the quality of health services in the northwestern region,the ministry proposed the Government allocate more than 310 billion VNDfrom the EU’s non-refundable aid to the construction of 89 medicalstations in communes facing particularly challenging conditions,including 70 health clinics in 14 northern mountainous provinces, HealthMinister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said.
Deputy PM Phucand Minister Tien also presented 500 gifts to poor residents in CaoKy commune, where 98 percent of the population is comprised of ethnicminorities.
That same day, the General Hospital inThai Nguyen province sent 50 doctors and nurses to provide freecheck-ups and medicine for people in Cao Ky commune.-VNA