Hcm city healthcare

Mark Gillin, vice chairman of AmCham Việt Nam, donates blood on 2017 World Blood Donation Day in HCM City. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The American Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (AmCham Việt Nam) helped organise blood donations in HCM City yesterday during the World Blood Donor Day 2017, initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO). AmCham, together with the British Business Group Việt Nam, is working with the HCM City Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and the HCM City Humanitarian Blood Donation Centre to carry out the donor campaign at seven locations from July 12-21. The first day saw 134 people donating a total of 171.2 blood units or 42,800 ml of blood. The seven-day event is expected to attract more than 1,000 blood donors. Mark Gillin, vice chairman of AmCham Việt Nam, who donated blood for the third time under the AmCham programme, said: “I want to do something good for the community.” “When we are strong, we need to … [Read more...] about World Blood Donor Day 2017 opens in HCM City

The 9th HCM City People’s Council closed its fifth session on Thursday, adopting 14 resolutions ranging from economic growth to free bus tickets for the elderly. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The 9th HCM City People’s Council closed its fifth session on Thursday, adopting 14 resolutions ranging from economic growth to free bus tickets for the elderly. After three working days, the council approved a resolution promoting socio-economic development for the second half of the year in order to achieve the targeted State revenue collection and Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth of 8.4–8.7 per cent. To reach the target, the council will request the municipal People’s Committee to mobilise private capital, especially through public-private partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure development, and speed up important construction works related to easing traffic, flooding, environmental pollution and urban renovation. The council also stressed that the city should continue to … [Read more...] about HCM City lawmakers focus on development, welfare

HCM City ’s People’s Committee has approved a project aiming to improve the quality of healthcare regarding infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS. —  Photo plo.vn HCM CITY — HCM City ’s People’s Committee has approved a project aiming to improve the quality of healthcare regarding infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS. It aims to enhance and maintain the capacity of preventing, diagnosing and responding to contagious diseases and providing healthcare service for HIV treatment in 2017. The project, with funding of VNĐ35 billion provided by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, provides preventive healthcare service for HIV/AIDS in a sustainable and effective way, contributing to national HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. It offers in-person service for patients, as well as improving the techniques and capacity of medical units. The project will be implemented from this month until April next year at the municipal Health Department, some health centres … [Read more...] about Healthcare project to be implemented in HCM City

Xuyên Á Hospital successfully performed the first kidney transplant by any hospital in HCM City on a 37-year-old man on Tuesday. — Photo courtesy of Xuyên Á Hospital Viet Nam News HCM CITY —  Doctors from Xuyên Á Hospital have successfully performed the first kidney transplant done at a private medical facility in HCM City. On Tuesday a 37-year-old man from Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province received a kidney donated by his mother. The man had been suffering from late-stage kidney failure, and faced a high risk of fatality, since last October. After a successful four-hour surgery the patient’s health has stabilised and is being closely monitored by doctors. Dr Nguyễn Văn Châu, general director of Xuyên Á Hospital, said the successful surgery was conducted with support from doctors from Chợ Rẫy Hospital in the city. It marks his hospital’s strategy to develop high-tech healthcare services for residents of the city and nearby places, he said. — VNS … [Read more...] about Xuyên Á becomes 1st private hospital in HCM City to do kidney transplant

HCM City plans to launch action month on occupational safety and health in May. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City plans to launch an action-month for occupational safety and health in May as part of the city’s effort to raise public awareness about the issues. Speaking at a meeting held in the city on April 5, Nguyễn Quốc Việt, a representative of the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said an opening ceremony would be held on May 6 with an exhibition displaying 80 photos on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1 from May 6-15. The department plans to create 10 videos on occupational safety, health and will strengthen labour safety and hygiene training at local businesses. Enterprises have been asked to reduce workplace pollution and the incidence of occupational diseases. They have also been asked to undertake inspections of explosion-prevention methods at their workplaces. Conferences and seminars on improving working … [Read more...] about HCM City names May as occupational safety and health month

A campaign to provide reproductive health and birth control services is being directed at households in HCM City’s disadvantaged areas. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health and Hóc Môn District People’s Committee have launched a campaign to provide reproductive healthcare and birth control services to people working in industrial zones and living in economically disadvantaged areas. Launched in 2013, the annual campaign this year will shift from a focus on population and birth control to population and development. Nguyễn Hữu Hưng, deputy of the city’s Department of Health, said the campaign would focus on giving counselling and advices to households in disadvantaged areas. In addition, the campaign will also support pregnant women in difficult circumstances, female workers in industrial zones, and couples before they get married, he added. The city aims to achieve 60 per cent of the campaign goal to provide intrauterine devices and … [Read more...] about HCM City launches birth control, reproductive healthcare campaign

A tour guide shows local products to foreign tourists at Bến Thành Market in downtown HCM City, a major tourist attraction. VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City has great potential to attract tourists from new markets like India but the city must diversify its products and services to appeal to more international visitors, an official said on Wednesday. Bùi Tá Hoàng Vũ, director of the city’s Department of Tourism, said new policies were being designed to attract more tourists, especially from India. The department has also been working with airlines, he said. In September, the budget airline Vietjet Air plans to open direct flights from HCM City to India, he added. Last year, the number of Indian visitors to Thailand reached 1.6 million, while the number to Việt Nam was only about 170,000, according to the department. As one of the measures to improve the situation, the department is working with consultants on food publications for Indian tourists … [Read more...] about HCM City tourism sector targets tourists from India

Speakers at the 8th Vietnamese Catholics’ national development and defense conference (2018-23 term). — Photo qdnd.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Catholic committee in HCM City will continue promoting charitable activities, education and healthcare, contributing to the city’s socio-economic development, the chairman of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in HCM City said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event organised by the CSVC, Priest Phan Khắc Từ, said the Vietnamese Catholics were proud of the country’s great achievements. Nearly 600 priests, civil servants, intellectuals and parishioners from all walks of life attended the 8th Vietnamese Catholics’ national development and defence conference (2018-23 term). “The Party and State respects freedom of religion and recognises it as a legitimate need,” Từ noted. Từ said he highly valued contributions from the Catholic community to the nation’s development, and that people from all … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Catholics in HCM City contribute to country’s development

The project “Transgender women’s demands for transgender legal, healthcare and social services, and gender sensitivity” was launched on Thursday in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of LIFE Viet Nam News HCM CITY —  A project to support transgender women was launched on Thursday in HCM City by the Union of Science and Technology Associations ( VUSTA )’s LIFE, and funded by the C anada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). The project, “Transgender women ’s demands for transgender legal, healthcare and social services, and gender sensitivity, or Trans-VOTE, will run from this month through the end of February. It aims to r aise create better conditions for transgender women and raise awareness about their needs and issues among the public, service providers and policymakers. At the launching ceremony, director of Centre for Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE), Nguyễn Nguyên Như Trang said the government and communities should pay … [Read more...] about Project to support transgender women launches in HCM City

Patients at the traditional medicine department at the Thảo Điền Ward Health Station in HCM City’s District 2. — Photo San Hà Viet Nam News San Hà HCM CITY — When she rushed to a nearby health station last month for immediate medical help, Trần Mai Kiều, 32, a housewife from HCM City’s District 11, was turned away since the only doctor there was absent. She had cut her hand with a broken glass and bleeding severely. She then had to go to the District 11 Hospital. For years health stations in the country have mostly failed to provide both immediate medical help and regular treatment. HCM City is home to 319 health stations which only treat 3 per cent of the total number of patients in the city, according to the Department of Health. Lack of doctors, poor facilities and limited quantities of drugs mean they are not favoured by people seeking medical treatment. Tăng Chí Thượng, deputy director of the department, said it is not uncommon to see health stations with a … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks to strengthen grassroots healthcare