Speaking at the conference, Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, acknowledged and praised the tireless efforts of the city's healthcare system and medical staff in the cause of caring for the people's health.
According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, in order to fulfill its role as the healthcare center of the southern region, the city's leaders and the city's health sector have been focusing on consolidating, developing, and improving the quality of operations; combining the development of both Eastern and Western medicine; training and developing specialized human resources, aiming for the development of high-tech and specialized techniques…
Mr. Phan Van Mai acknowledged and commended the tireless efforts of the team of doctors, nurses, and medical staff.
"The Resolution of the 11th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Resolution 31 of the Politburo on the orientation and tasks for the city's development in the coming period have identified the priority of building an advanced and modern city health system, applying high-tech techniques, developing some fields to reach the advanced level of the world, aiming to become a regional ASEAN health care center," Mr. Phan Van Mai emphasized.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City outlined six key priorities that the city's leadership and the health sector need to focus on to develop specialized healthcare in the southern region:
Firstly, Ho Chi Minh City is focusing on investing in and completing the healthcare infrastructure system according to the plan, especially specialized hospitals.
Secondly, we need to train a workforce that is sufficient in quantity and ensures quality in service, focusing on specialized areas.
Third, implement the city's data strategy, focusing on developing healthcare data connectivity towards smart healthcare.
Fourth, enact policies to promote research and development activities in microbial technology.
Fifth, perfect the regional healthcare network in terms of diagnosis, treatment, human resource training, and other mechanisms, especially specialized mechanisms.
Sixth, further improve the quality of state management in healthcare to create an administrative and legal framework aimed at developing internationally-standard, specialized healthcare centers.
Medical examination and treatment at Children's Hospital 1
Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee
Focus on developing medical tourism.
Associate Professor Dr. Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, presented at the conference lessons learned from ASEAN countries on attracting more tourists for medical examination and treatment. This is a set of solutions to help Ho Chi Minh City soon become a healthcare center in the ASEAN region.
Accordingly, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia were voted the top three countries as attractive destinations for medical treatment in the region.
The lessons learned from these three countries include focusing on training high-quality medical personnel; developing modern infrastructure; continuously developing advanced medical techniques; and developing medical tourism, combining modern and traditional medicine.
According to Professor Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health, Ho Chi Minh City is a shining example nationwide in healthcare.
The Deputy Minister of Health expressed his wish that the Ho Chi Minh City health sector continue to pay attention to and strengthen efforts to attract resources and invest in the development of modern medical facilities commensurate with the requirements of specialized medical development; and attract international tourists to Ho Chi Minh City for both leisure and medical treatment.
In addition, Ho Chi Minh City needs to focus on the quality of human resources, professional training for the medical staff, and incentive policies to ensure that doctors, nurses, and medical personnel can work with peace of mind and provide healthcare for the people.
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