Local healthcare development programme approved
The Prime Minister has approved the local healthcare investment and development programme for 2016-2020.
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The programme is expected to contribute to hitting the target of 26.5 patient beds for every 10,000 people by 2020.
Total capital for the progamme exceeds VND19.8 trillion (US$871 million), nearly VND2.4 trillion (US$106 million) of which will be mobilised from state funds, VND4.94 trillion (US$217.3 million) from official development assistance and other assistance funds, with VND10 trillion (US$440 million) from local budgets and VND2.5 trillion (US$110 million) from other sources.
Helping clinics and healthcare centres reduce patient overload in hospitals is part of the three-component progamme. The healthcare sector will also upgrade and expand local general hospitals and supply medical equipment to them.
Meanwhile, the second project will prioritise traditional medicine hospitals and improving the quality of examinations using traditional and modern medicine.
Investment in coastal and island hospitals will be the main focus of the third project, aiming to provide healthcare examinations for locals.
