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The World Bank (WB) in Vietnam and the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) held a workshop in Hanoi on May 21 to announce the research results on factors affecting the socio-economic development of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

How to send Cuban doctors to work in Ho Chi Minh City was a topic at a workshop held by the city’s Investment & Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on May 16.

The prices of healthcare services in Hanoi increased from May 1, according to the city’s Department of Health.

The Vietnam International Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2019) will return in Hanoi in its 26th edition from May 8-11.

According to statistics, Vietnamese people spend over 2 billion USD each year on medical treatments and interventions overseas, meanwhile domestic healthcare services have been attracting expats.

The first phase of the Phuc Hung private general hospital was inaugurated and put into operation in Quang Ngai on March 3.

Healthcare services that are popular for foreigners living in Vietnam and overseas Vietnamese, including orthodontic treatment, cardiovascular intervention, cosmetics surgery and some other surgeries.

This year, the healthcare sector aims to reduce death rates caused by diseases and epidemics to increase life expectancy.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 18 to see off 14 freshly-graduated doctors of the Hanoi Medical University (HMU) to work in Vietnam’s mountainous and remote areas.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 21 to present the Friendship Order to Dr. Shin Young-soo, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, for his contributions to Vietnam’s healthcare sector.

The construction of a general hospital with 1,000 beds began in Go Dau district, the southern province of Tay Ninh, on October 10.

Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), managed by VinaCapital Group, on August 31 announced its 25-million-USD investment in the Tam Tri Medical Group, which owns four private hospitals in Da Nang, Nha Trang city, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap province.

The Ministry of Health launched a project on August 29, providing specific healthcare services and rehabilitation therapy to dioxin/Agent Orange (AO) victims for the 2018-2021 period.

Hospitals in the country have been instructed to ensure health exams and treatment for insured patients as fees for 70 healthcare services will fall on July 15 under a newly issued circular, according to Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan.

Vietnam is striving to build a sustainable, equal and effective financial mechanism to ensure that all people get access to quality healthcare services, said Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan.

More than 6 million poor people were provided with free health checkups and medicines thanks to a humanitarian programme on treatment and public health services in the 2014-2017 period.

Promoting doctor training programmes, coupled with using preferential policies to attract doctors to work in remote localities are part of efforts made by the Central Highlands provinces to improve health care in the region, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.

According to the General Statistics Office, prices of 11 major commodity groups posted growth, with medicine and healthcare services facing sharpest hike.

The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City plans to develop specialised hospitals with advanced techniques to meet increased demand for health examination and treatment of local residents and foreigners.