Medical facilities need to focus on innovations and improvements in the
quality of health services in line with the recently adjusted medical fees.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim
Tien said this on October 17 at a meeting in Hanoi to review the health
sector’s performance so far this year, devise plans for 2013, and develop a
master plan for the health system in the 2020-2030 period.
Minister Tien stressed that
Ministry leaders have been always trying to improve the health sector and
health care services and keep hospital fees low satisfy the public demand.
But hospitals need to reform
their procedures, especially for reception and examinations, which is when
patient problems are usually diagnosed.
According to the Ministry of
Health, more than 11,000 medical workers have visited local doctors in district
clinics to help them improve their skills and quality of treatment by apprising
them on about 6,676 techniques.
The ministry reported that since
last year there has been a decline in infectious cases and death rates from
contagious diseases. Noticeably, two satellite hospitals of Bach Mai and Viet
Duc in Hanoi have been effective in reducing pressure in two of the bigger
hospitals by succeeding in persuading patients to undertake treatment there.
In nine months of this year, the
health sector has made significant achievements in preventing and controlling
the spread of epidemics and it has invested in infrastructure to reduce
overloads.
The sector has also implemented
many programmes to provide more people with health insurance, ensure food
hygiene and safety, protect the health of mothers and children, and ensure a
sufficient supply of medicine.
However, the ministry expressed
deep concern over the spread of hand-foot-mouth, rubella and dengue fever
diseases nationwide, with a drastic increase in the number of patients
recently. Local authorities are also being blamed for lax behavior and lack of support
in preventing infections.
In 2013, the sector will focus on
reducing hospital overloads, increasing the coverage of health insurance,
controlling food quality, and preventing epidemics.
KTDT
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