This was revealed by Pham Van Tac, Director of the Personnel Department under the Ministry of Health at a conference on January 9. The conference was held at the Hanoi Medical University to present a group of seven young doctors who will work in those districts. A young doctor works at Bac Giang General Hospital. They are the second group of graduates to have done post graduate studies and been sent to rural areas. The doctors’ activities are part of a project to send young medicos to work in poor districts and island areas. The project was approved by the ministry in 2013. Under the project, young doctors who perform well at medical universities are asked to volunteer. After being trained for two years in a medical speciality, the men practice in hospitals in poor areas for three years. Female doctors are asked to do two years.. The project, running since February 2013, aims to improve the number and quality of medical staff in disadvantaged areas. Volunteers are provided with priority conditions in terms of salary, allowance and working conditions during their missions – and after they complete them. This time, the seven doctors will go to poor districts in Cao Bang, Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Dien Bien provinces. It is expected that by 2020, about 300-500 doctors will have helped out in poor remote areas. At present, a total of 154 young doctors with a 10 different specialities are being trained. In June last year, the ministry introduced… [Read full story]
The doctors,who come from the Good Samaritan Medical organisation, also helped buildthree classrooms, presented gift to the poor and medical equipment tothe province, worth a total 11 billion VND (504,000 USD). This is the sixth time a group of doctor from the Good SamaritanMedical has offered medical examinations to the poor in Cao Bang. This year, beneficiaries were examined for all kind of medical problems from tooth, jaws and face to cardio illnesses. The doctors also carried out surgeries on 52 patients having problemsof eyes, lips, or tumours and provided training classes for localmedical staff. The organisation has completed athree-year…... [read more]
Fund helps uplift rural poor in northern region (02-12-2006) A farmer tends to his hogs at Song Bang Ward, Cao Bang Town, in the northern province of Cao Bang. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet HCM CITY — A national fund set up by the Viet Nam Farmers' Association a decade ago has been doing outstanding work around the country including in Cao Bang Province in the northern mountains. Nong Duc Ngoc, chairman of the province's Farmers' Association, Ngoc said the Farmers Support Fund had lent money to 7,000 poor farming households in Cao Bang for raising crops and livestock and…... [read more]
Ha Giang Mineral Mechanics Joint Stock Company went public in March 2006 from a State-owned enterprise. Mineral extraction and processing is its primary business, with antimony being key product, mainly for export to Japan and European countries. Its A-H-branded products meet Grade 1 and Grade 2 standards in the world. After more than 10 years on the market, the company has won four national quality awards and secured the absolute trust of domestic and international customers. In the past year, the firm raked in revenue of VND128 billion and paid VND28.22 billion to the State Budget, 8.5 percent higher than…... [read more]
People wait for their examination and treatment procedures to be made (Photo: VNA)Nghe An (VNA) – The north central province of Nghe An plans to increase financial aid to help members of near-poor families buy health insurance over the next few years. The financial assistance will be gradually raised from 10 percent of health insurance costs this year to 15 percent in 2017 and 30 percent in 2020. Nghe An has high rates of households living under and near the poverty line. Meanwhile, a project on medical assistance for north central coastal provinces since 2011 stopped supporting near-poor people’s health…... [read more]
HA NOI (VNS) — The private sector should be encouraged to work with the rural and ethnic poor, country director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation in Viet Nam, Samuel Waelty, said yesterday.Speaking at a workshop, Waelty said this could be a difficult task because of higher risks and transaction costs in rural areas.Last year, the agency provided US$5.2 million to launch the Market Access for the Rural Poor (MARP) Programme to support projects and organisations in Viet Nam, Laos and Myanmar. The three-year programme enables poor rural households and business, especially ethnic groups, to participate in agriculture…... [read more]
