Commonly used drugs in large quantities must be centrally bid nationally or locally to select qualified manufacturers, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested.
Chairing a meeting on the draft decree guiding the 2023 Law on Bidding on contractor selection, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said that in addition to common drugs, rare, special, and specialized drugs should be decentralized to hospitals.
"Centralized bidding is an effective, necessary, transparent, and objective measure for people to access new, good, and cheap drugs," he said. The hospital council must determine the configuration, technical requirements, quality, and economic efficiency of drugs, supplies, and medical equipment, as a basis for selecting the bidding package price.
To remove difficulties in bidding consultancy and appraisal, Mr. Ha proposed clear regulations to mobilize and encourage the participation of legally established organizations. In case there is no consulting or appraisal unit participating, the investor will establish a consulting and appraisal team in bidding.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha. Photo: Minh Khoi
At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong said that he had asked for opinions from members of the Government when developing content related to bidding for drugs, equipment, and medical supplies. The content for which opinions were sought included setting up bidding package prices, procedures for approving contractor selection plans, and payment for the purchase of drugs, chemicals, testing supplies, and medical equipment for hospitals.
Deputy Minister of Health Le Duc Luan said that the bidding for the procurement of drugs, supplies, and medical equipment must meet both professional and technical requirements, treatment needs, and financial capacity. The Ministry of Health suggested that in cases where there are two or more quotations, the highest price can be selected as the basis for making an estimate for the construction of the bidding package price.
Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Bac, Director of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, stated that in the case of purchasing equipment and technology to deploy new techniques not yet available in Vietnam, there is no basis for setting bidding prices, so a special mechanism is needed.
The leaders of the 108 Military Central Hospital and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, K, proposed maximum decentralization for medical facilities to bid directly for the purchase of drugs for emergency treatment, rare drugs, and essential consumables in accordance with their capacity and treatment requirements. Oriental medicine, radioactive drugs, and consumable medical supplies should be added to the bidding list; expand the types of drugs and medical supplies subject to price negotiation and centralized bidding.
Drug shortages have occurred in many hospitals nationwide since mid-2022. Many medical facilities have not been able to purchase machinery, chemicals, and drugs, affecting patient treatment. To address this, the Government and the Ministry of Health have issued many regulations to address the issue. However, according to experts, machinery, supplies, and drugs are "weapons" of doctors. Therefore, in the future, procurement needs to have specific regulations for specific professions.
According to the purchasing method of other countries, goods that affect social security are subject to centralized bidding at the national level.
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