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The average patient satisfaction index (PSI) in 2018 improved slightly to 4.04/5, or 80.8 percent of their expectation, compared to 3.98/5 in 2017.

In 2014, more than 234,000 foreigners sought medical examination in Vietnam’s health facilities, with 26,000 inpatients. Four years later, the number rose to over 300,000.

More than 886,000 high school students nationwide have registered to attend the national high school graduation examination 2019, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

Seventy poor patients in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai received free eye check-ups and cataract surgery at Yen Bai General Hospital from April 16-17.

Over 83.6 million people across Vietnam have participated in health insurance so far, bringing the health insurance coverage to 88 percent of the national population, heard a conference on March 26.

In addition to results of national high school examinations, universities will add general ability tests to select students.

The Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on March 21 held a workshop that gave guidelines on surveying the satisfaction of mothers and children with obstetric and pediatric services.

More talented and experienced doctors are leaving public hospitals to work in private facilities, raising concerns of a shortage of key doctors in the public sector.

Modified National High School Examination test results of 56 candidates in the northern province of Hoa Binh from July last year will not be recognised, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has announced.

The People’s Court of Hoa Binh province on January 14 opened a trial for seven people implicated in a serious medical incident that killed eight patients at the provincial General Hospital on May 29, 2017.

A health examination centre was put into operation at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14 as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

Medical officers of Vietnam and China are joining a medical examination for people in border areas of the two countries, as part of the fifth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme.

The Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, in coordination with the AstraZeneca multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, launched the “Healthy Lung” portal in Hanoi on August 16.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is currently taking the lead in the removal of business conditions and goods from the list of those subject to specialised examination, according to a report.

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has accepted responsibility for the recent score manipulation in the national high school examination in some provinces, pledging to seriously deal with those violations.

Police in the northern province of Son La on July 31 arrested three people suspected of involvement in the recent high school exam cheating scandal.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated the Government’s resolve to control inflation, noting that although the consumer price index (CPI) in July fell slightly from the previous month, the pressure for inflation hike remains considerable.

The Investigation Police Agency of the Police Department of the northern mountainous province of Son La started criminal proceedings on July 26 on the violation case related to school exam fraud in the locality.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will review the organisation of the previous national high school examination, especially the grading process, to minimise cheating in future exams, Minister Phung Xuan Nha has said.

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has emphasised the acceleration of clarifying abnormal results of the national high school examination in the northern mountainous provinces Ha Giang, Son La and Lang Son.