In addition to efforts to improve the quality of routine medical services, the year also marked significant milestones with the successful implementation of numerous advanced medical techniques across various specialties, contributing to increasing patient satisfaction, the minister said.
Healthcare sector makes stride in 2024. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –🔥 The health sector has achieved remarkable milestones in providing medical services in 2024 - the first year the amended Law on Medical Examination and Treatment takes effect, according to Health Minister Dao Hong Lan.
In addition to efforts to improve the quality of routine medical services, the year also marked significant milestones with the successful implementation of numerous advanced medical techniques across various specialties, contributing to increasing patient satisfaction, the minister said.
In October last year, doctors at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital brought pride to Vietnam’s healthcare sector, particularly in organ transplantation, by successfully performing the country’s first-ever simultaneous heart-liver transplant on a patient in critical condition.
Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA)
The National Lung Hospital also successfully performed lung transplant surgeries, including a case where two lungs were transplanted for a 56-year-old man in the central province of Thanh Hoa. This case was deemed the most comprehensive success in Vietnam, achieving the longest survival time.
These miracles demonstrate that Vietnamese doctors have fully mastered organ transplantation techniques, including complex multi-organ transplants. This marks a breakthrough in advanced medical technology, showcasing the expertise and capabilities of healthcare professionals on the global medical map, she stressed.
In 2024, the healthcare sector also contributed to supporting flood-affected communities, actively providing medical care to victims of the historic super Typhoon Yagi.
Lan highlighted the case of the "50 miraculous days of revival" of a baby from Nu village, a victim of flash floods after Typhoon Yagi. This case exemplified the dedication and determination of medical professionals in saving critically ill patients when survival seemed almost impossible.
With support from leading domestic and foreign experts, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital saved a pediatric patient who suffered from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe respiratory distress, severe pneumonia from drowning and mud inhalation, grade 3 liver trauma, fractured right clavicle, subdural hematoma on the left hemisphere, and multiple organ failure infection.
Besides the achievements, she pointed out existing challenges facing the healthcare sector, including shifts in disease patterns, rapid population aging, climate change, quality management of medical personnel, and localised shortages of medicines, medical supplies, and equipment.
In 2025, the sector will accelerate policy development, refine the legal framework, and continue restructuring and streamlining the ministry's organisational structure, its affiliated units, and regional agencies.
It will continue to develop policies for grassroots and preventive healthcare, enhancing its capacity for disease forecasting, surveillance, and early detection, towards timely and effectively controlling epidemics and public health emergencies, the minister said.
Additionally, a roadmap to expand the number of vaccines and effectively carry out the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) will be performed, while population management in the new context will be enhanced, she added.
According to Lan, attention will be also paid to improving the quality of medical services, maternal and child healthcare, developing advanced medical techniques; expanding telemedicine services; enhancing hospital management and quality control; effectively integrating traditional medicine with modern medical practices; managing and licensing pharmaceuticals and medical equipment; accelerating application of advanced technologies and innovation, and digital transformation; promoting pharmaceutical industry and medicinal materials; and speeding up administrative procedure reforms and the progress of key projects./.
He stressed that, in addition to effectively implementing the Party's resolutions on healthcare, it is essential to adopt a new mindset to remove barriers and bottlenecks, enabling the sector to advance in the coming period.
International medical cooperation in Ho Chi Minh City has generated positive outcomes in recent years, contributing to improving the quality of medical services, protection, and care of people's health.
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T
Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
