Singapore's website BioSpectrum Asia has published an article highlighting Vietnam's efforts in leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in transforming its healthcare sector.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging diagnostics helps doctors reduce working time and make decisions faster with higher accuracy, Dr Mai Hong Son from the Military Hospital 108 shared at a medical conference in Da Nang city on the weekend.

VOV.VN - Twelve healthcare companies and organisations from the UK paid a visit to Ho Chi Minh City from February 7-10 to learn about Vietnam's healthcare sector and explore collaboration opportunities with local partners.

GeneStory, a start-up in the healthcare sector, has become the winner of VietChallenge 2022, the biggest fund calling contest for Vietnamese startups around the world held at Nasdaq, the second biggest stock exchange on the globe.

The Government has set the budget overspending cap in 2022-2023 at 1%-1.2% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), not exceeding VND240 trillion.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on December 30, 2021 issued a resolution allowing the implementation of a number of mechanisms and policies in the healthcare sector serving COVID-19 prevention and control activities, including the management of drug and drug ingredients.

German medical professor Horst Klinkmann has been decorated with an Order of Friendship in recognition of his remarkable contributions to Vietnam’s healthcare sector and the Vietnam - Germany relations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the healthcare sector to closely monitor the Omicron outbreak globally and develop response scenarios if the new variant of coronavirus is reported in Vietnam.

Private investment is forecast to keep flowing into the healthcare sector in the time ahead with the appearance of many new drivers, according to the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.

More hospitals in Vietnam have begun using high technologies for digital transformation, which is expected to radically reform the healthcare sector.