The Ministry of Health ensures medical services for the 14th National Congress of the Party.

Professor, Doctor Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health and Chairman of the National Medical Council, chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting were representatives from the Policy Department, Central Organizing Committee; the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, the Department of Disease Prevention, the Department of Food Safety ( Ministry of Health ); Hanoi Department of Health, Friendship Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, E Hospital, and Military Central Hospital 108.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan emphasized that this is a momentous event for the country, therefore all preparations must be carried out to the maximum extent to ensure absolute safety for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. This includes ensuring disease prevention and control; environmental sanitation; food safety; emergency medical examination and treatment; and ensuring emergency response in disaster situations, chemical and biological terrorism.

Reporting to the Deputy Minister, Dr. Vuong Anh Duong, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, stated that to carry out medical work serving the 14th National Congress of the Party, the Ministry of Health has issued Plan No. 70/KH-BYT dated June 25, 2024; the Party Committee of the Ministry of Health also sent a request regarding facilities, medical equipment, medicines, and planned installation and arrangement at the National Convention Center to serve disease prevention and control, emergency care, medical examination and treatment, health care, and food safety for delegates and staff serving the 14th National Congress of the Party to the Organizing Subcommittee for the Congress.

In fulfilling its assigned role as the permanent medical service unit for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management sent a document to the following hospitals: Bach Mai, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, Friendship Hospital, and Central Military Hospital 108, instructing them to develop plans for internal and surgical emergency care, arrange personnel, compile a list of members of the Medical Subcommittee serving the Congress; establish a professional council; and arrange equipment, medicines, medical supplies, hospital beds, etc., to serve the medical work of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management is also developing an updated draft plan to ensure medical services for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

At the meeting, Dr. Ha Anh Duc, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, requested the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management and hospitals to review the list of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies. A professional council should be established to promptly handle any situations that may arise. The Ministry of Health will organize drills and inspections of locations with medical teams serving the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Dr. Ha Anh Duc, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health), shared his views at the meeting.

Representatives from Bach Mai Hospital stated that the hospital has established a six-member Executive Board; an eight-member Professional Council; and a 34-person medical team. The hospital has also developed emergency response plans for cardiac stroke, cerebral stroke, cardiac arrest, and hypertensive crisis.

Viet Duc Friendship Hospital also stated that it has arranged 2 operating tables; 5 intensive care beds, 5 surgical beds; and established a team of experts including leading specialists in anesthesia and resuscitation, orthopedics, emergency medicine, etc.

Friendship Hospital, an institution with experience in providing healthcare for officials, has also established emergency teams specializing in cardiovascular, circulatory, and food safety issues, and operates 24/7.

After hearing the opinions of the units on ensuring medical services for the 14th National Congress of the Party, Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan thanked the Central Organizing Committee for its cooperation in the health check-ups for delegates attending the 14th National Congress of the Party. To date, the health check-ups for the delegates have been basically completed.

Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan requested the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management and related units to update the service plan promptly, flexibly, and effectively. He also requested a review of the list of medicines and consumables to ensure suitability and to meet all possible situations; and coordination with the Organizing Subcommittee for Logistics of the Congress to conduct drills and monitor implementation.

The Deputy Minister of Health requested that by December 2025, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management must complete the establishment of a Professional Council and an Expert Council to ensure smooth guidance; clearly assign specific responsibilities and tasks to each member; develop emergency response scenarios and organize drills. In addition, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management should send a document to the Ministry of National Defense proposing support for plans to prevent and respond to disaster situations, chemical and biological terrorism, etc.

Departments, Bureaus, Health Departments, and Hospitals, according to their functions and responsibilities, shall update and implement the Plan.

During the implementation process, the Deputy Minister requested that units regularly exchange, update, and connect information to ensure that medical services for the Congress proceed smoothly, effectively, and without interruption.

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