Delegates at the event (Photo: nhandan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Military - CivilMedicine Association, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s HealthStrategy and Policy Institute and the Iverson Health Innovation ResearchInstitute of Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology, held aninternational conference on digital health on November 8.
Held both in-person and online formats, the event provided aplatform to facilitate a dialogue on the opportunities, challenges, andnecessary conditions for both Australia and Vietnam in the transformation ofthe healthcare system, with a focus on primary health care, toward apatient-centric care model through digital health solutions.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Health Minister Prof. Tran VanThuan said the medical sector has adopted numerous information technology (IT) appsand digital transformation to support the mission of protecting, caring for, andimproving health of the people.
He said the MoH considers digital transformation a focalpoint of its work and gives priority to the IT application and digitaltransformation to carry out the National Digital Transformation Programme. Thisapproach aims to improve the capacity and effectiveness of management and professionaloperations while creating favourable conditions for the public to access healthcare services.
The official called for digitising all information relatedto workforce, resources, licensing and registration processes, while ensuringthe security and safety of cyber environment.
To such end, he urged the active involvement of the entire sector,the public and businesses, and support of international partners as well./.
