Attending the conference were the delegation of the Department of Health of Vientiane province led by Ms. Van Pheng PHANTHANALAI - Director of the Department, along with leaders and professionals in the health sector.
On the Lao Cai province side, there were Mr. Hoang Quoc Huong - Director of the Department of Health; the Department's leadership; leaders of General Hospital No. 1, the Center for Disease Control and functional departments under the Department.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Hoang Quoc Huong - Director of Lao Cai Department of Health emphasized: Over the past years, the health sector of the two provinces has maintained a close cooperative relationship, with many professional exchange activities and practical support in people's health care.
The cooperation results between the health sector of the two provinces in recent times are vivid evidence of the special solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Laos. This is an important foundation for the two sides to continue to effectively implement cooperation activities in the new period, contributing to improving the quality of health care for the people.
From 2010 to present, there have been 4 working delegations from the Department of Health of Vientiane province and 3 delegations from the Department of Health of Yen Bai /Lao Cai province visiting and exchanging experiences in the fields of medical examination and treatment, disease prevention, reproductive health care, family planning, and health system management.
In 2018, Lao Cai Department of Health organized a working group to provide free medical examination and treatment in Na Muong commune, Vang Vieng district, serving about 450 people. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lao Cai Department of Health provided equipment and chemicals to prevent epidemics, helping the province improve its capacity to respond to epidemics...
Ms. Van Pheng PHANTHANALAI - Director of the Department of Health of Vientiane thanked the Lao Cai Department of Health for the thoughtful and respectful reception, and affirmed that this is a valuable opportunity for the working delegation to learn experience in disease surveillance and hospital management, in order to improve the quality of health care for the people of Vientiane province.
At the same time, the Director of the Vientiane Department of Health pledged to continue promoting extensive and substantive cooperation for the health of the people of the two provinces and the strong friendship between the two countries.
On the same day, the working delegation of the Department of Health of Vientiane province visited and exchanged experiences at Lao Cai General Hospital No. 1.
Here, hospital leaders introduced the process of converting and operating a financially autonomous hospital model, shared experiences in resource management, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, and applying information technology in patient management and care.
The delegation of Vientiane Department of Health discussed, asked many practical questions and highly appreciated the results achieved by Lao Cai General Hospital No. 1, considering this a useful experience to apply at medical facilities in the province.
The 2025 friendly cooperation activity is a new step in the development of the cooperative relationship between the health sectors of the two provinces, contributing to improving the quality of health care for the people, building the Vietnam - Laos cooperative relationship to become increasingly deeper, more effective and sustainable.
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