Hanoi increases family doctor centres
Hanoi will set up 20 family doctor centres for the 2013-2015 period, with the aim of improving healthcare services for local people and reducing patient density in central hospitals.
Since August last year, the Hanoi Department of Health (HDH) has carried out a pilot model at a clinic in the outlying district of Dong Anh, providing more effective medical examinations for hundreds of patients, many of whom are suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, tuberculosis and cancer.
Under the model, the communal clinic has been equipped with digital blood pressure monitors and blood analysis instruments to improve the quality of diagnosis.
This year, the department will continue to apply the model at two clinics in the inner district of Tu Liem.