On the afternoon of November 9, at the regular Government press conference, the press asked about the progress of resolving problems related to the two projects of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital, Facility 2 in Ha Nam , and when they can be restarted and put into operation.
Responding, Minister and Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son said that when concluding the Government meeting this morning, the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Health to urgently and thoroughly resolve the problems related to the investment project to build the second facility of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals.
Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son at a press conference on the afternoon of November 9. (Photo: VGP)
" The Prime Minister requested that within the next 6 months, the Ministry of Health must complete and hand over the two hospitals and put them into operation, " Mr. Tran Van Son emphasized.
Providing more information on this content, Deputy Minister of Health Le Duc Luan said that Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital 2 in Ha Nam started construction in 2015. During the implementation of these two projects, there were many problems, and construction was temporarily suspended in early 2021.
" Since then, the problems have not been resolved and there is no mechanism to handle and adjust the difficulties related to the two projects ," said Mr. Le Duc Luan.
According to the Deputy Minister of Health, in response to this situation, in February 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision 140 to establish a Working Group to review difficulties and obstacles and promote the implementation of the investment project to build Facility 2 of Bach Mai Hospital and Facility 2 of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.
Over the past time, the Working Group and the Ministry of Health have repeatedly reviewed project documents and comprehensively assessed legal and technical issues related to these two projects.
" The Ministry of Health is finalizing the plan for further reporting, and will propose to the Government and competent authorities a plan to remove difficulties and obstacles for the two projects. On that basis, these two hospitals will continue to be built and put into operation ," said the Deputy Minister.
Also according to Deputy Minister Le Duc Luan, before stopping construction, Bach Mai Hospital 2 was over 90% completed, Viet Duc Hospital 2 was also about 60%.
" Today (November 9), the contractor is restarting construction of the Viet Duc Hospital project ," Mr. Le Duc Luan added.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/thu-tuong-yeu-cau-dua-2-benh-vien-bo-hoang-vao-hoat-dong-trong-6-thang-toi-ar906428.html
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