Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee works with the Department of Health

This afternoon (March 21), comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with the Department of Health . Also attending were comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of relevant departments and branches.

Overview of the work.

Implementing the merger policy, the Department of Health has 11 specialized departments, 51 public service units, including 13 provincial hospitals and 10 provincial units and centers.

Dr. Le Thi Hoai Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of Nghe An Department of Health presented a report at the meeting.

In close adherence to the targets and tasks of the health sector as defined in the Resolution and action plan to implement the Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress, and the tasks assigned by the province every year, the health sector has regularly and proactively reported, proposed, and advised the Ministry of Health , the Provincial Party Committee, the People's Council, and the Provincial People's Committee to actively coordinate with sectors from the province to the locality, so that health care and people's health care work has been focused on and comprehensively implemented. From 2020 to the end of 2024, the health sector has achieved and exceeded 3/5 targets of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress.

Implementing the assigned targets and tasks of the Provincial People's Council and Provincial People's Committee in the annual socio-economic development plan, the health sector has achieved and exceeded 8 basic targets. The quality of medical examination and treatment has been improved at all levels, especially for the poor and children. Health insurance covers 93.8% of the population, and hospital quality management is focused.

Comrade Pham Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Construction spoke at the meeting.

With a strategic vision, the health sector will focus on three pillars: Building a strong grassroots health system, prioritizing mountainous and disadvantaged areas; Developing specialized medical techniques; Deploying smart healthcare, contributing to the development of the provincial health system to ensure that all people enjoy primary health care services, expand access to and use of quality health services; Reduce disease rates, improve physical strength, increase life expectancy, improve population quality; Implement well the work of child protection and prevention of social evils; Develop the health system in Vinh city to become the core of the North Central region's specialized medical center.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long and representatives of relevant departments and branches answered and discussed recommendations and proposals from units and hospitals under the Department of Health such as: Costs for purchasing equipment and drugs; Planning and investing in the construction of new facilities for hospitals and medical centers; The requirement for medical examination and treatment facilities to complete electronic medical records...

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee delivered a concluding speech at the meeting.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged, congratulated and commended the achievements and results that the provincial health sector has achieved. Agreeing with the difficulties and shortcomings that have been pointed out, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted a number of issues that the Department of Health needs to focus on overcoming in the coming time, such as: Human resources are still lacking in quantity, what needs to be done to attract high-quality doctors, and overcome the situation of medical staff quitting their jobs? Infrastructure and equipment at some medical facilities are still lacking, degraded, outdated and overloaded; The procurement of chemicals, supplies and medical equipment still has many problems, the shortage of drugs, supplies and medical equipment in some places still occurs; State management of the private health sector still has many loopholes, especially in the management of cosmetic establishments, pharmacies, etc.

Board of Directors of Nghe An Department of Health at the meeting.

In the coming time, comrade Le Hong Vinh suggested that the health sector focus on continuing to lead, direct and effectively implement solutions to improve the quality of medical work and health care for the people according to the Central Resolution and the Provincial Resolution. The Department of Health shall preside over and direct specialized agencies to review and evaluate the facilities and human resources of hospitals, medical centers and medical facilities in the province to classify, arrange and select investments to identify key areas, with a systematic plan to avoid waste in investment; Continue to direct medical facilities to synchronously implement solutions to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, and the quality of medical services; It is necessary to pay attention to consultation work to avoid overloading of provincial hospitals; Pay attention to promoting the capacity and effectiveness of preventive medicine associated with innovation of the grassroots health system, effective operation and disease prevention and control, not allowing outbreaks in the area...; Continue to effectively implement administrative reforms, apply information technology and digital transformation; Continue to effectively deploy state management of social protection, child protection and social evil prevention when taking on tasks; Timely grasp the Party and State's guidelines and policies to advise the Provincial People's Committee to reorganize the grassroots health system when abolishing district-level authorities and merging communes...